- another name for great-uncle
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
grand•un•cle
(grand′ung′kəl),USA pronunciation n.
- an uncle of one's father or mother;
a great-uncle.
- late Middle English. See grand-, uncle 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
granduncle /ˈɡrændˌʌŋkəl/ n
great-un•cle
(grāt′ung′kəl),USA pronunciation n.
- a granduncle.
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great-uncle, granduncle n
- an uncle of one's father or mother; brother of one's grandfather or grandmother
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