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Definition of Granduncle
1. Noun. An uncle of your father or mother.
Definition of Granduncle
1. n. A father's or mother's uncle.
Definition of Granduncle
1. Noun. (American English) The uncle of someone's parent; a great-uncle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Granduncle
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Granduncle
Literary usage of Granduncle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biographia Philosophica: A Retrospect by Alexander Campbell Fraser (1904)
"... from the knights of Kilchurn, and was head of one of the families that divided
among them the peninsula of Benderloch. Her granduncle, Colin Campbell of ..."
2. The Family Law of the Chinese by Paul Georg von Möllendorff (1896)
"For man : grandson's wife, granduncle (brother of grandfather) and his wife,
unmarried grandaunt, granduncle (son of great-granduncle) and his wife, ..."
3. The popular superstitions and festive amusements of the Highlanders of by William Grant Stewart (1823)
"My granduncle returned the salute with equal spirit, and so ably did both parties
ply their batons, that for a while the issue of the combat was extremely ..."
4. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone by John Morley (1908)
"First cousin thrice removed Great granduncle. Great granduncle. ' Love for each
plant that in the garden grows, Of the Eternal Gardener, I prove, ..."
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