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单词 grand-uncle
释义 ˈgrand-uncle
[See grand a. 12 b.]
One's father's or mother's uncle; a great-uncle.
1475Bk. Noblesse 19 He also..was crouned king of Fraunce..be the gret mighte..of his graunt oncle Henry cardinalle of Englande.1777Robertson Hist. Amer. I. i. 52 He promoted it with all the ardour of his grand-uncle.1834Mrs. Carlyle Lett. I. 12 My present maid has a grand-uncle in town.1881J. Grant Cameronians I. ii. 24, I won't consult grand-uncle on that matter, Cousin Hew.
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