great-uncle

noun

great-un·​cle ˈgrāt-ˈəŋ-kəl How to pronounce great-uncle (audio)

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At the time of the incident, Kerry had only been on the trip less than two days with his grandparents, Collette and Ray, his girlfriend Molly, and other relatives, according to the GoFundMe page organized by Alex Price, Kerry's great-uncle. Becca Longmire, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024 That year my great-uncle Bill sold me his old rifle, a .32 Special Winchester Model 94. Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024 My great-uncle Harry Portolan recalled being roused from sleep as a boy of 6 to assist with a home wine-making operation in the late 1920s. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024 Elian survived, only to find himself in the eye of a geopolitical storm (and globe-spanning media frenzy) as his great-uncle in Miami fought to keep him in the United States and his father sought his return to Cuba. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for great-uncle 

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of great-uncle was in the 15th century

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