great-grandfather
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- noun
- /ˈɡreɪtˈɡrændˌfɑːðər/
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bisabuelo
- Undoubtedly, dear Reuben, your great-grandfather and mine learned the game from the same master.
- paternal great-grandfather
Among them was my great grandfather, Doctor Dehaven Hinkson, better known as D.
- Among them was my great grandfather, Doctor Dehaven Hinkson, better known as D.
- The name True came from actually my grandfather and my great grandfather.
- It's like, oh, you know, just came back from my, you know, from my great grandfather's funeral.
- You know, at what did your great grandfather do to make it?
- So hopefully your great grandfather, he's dead, right?
- My, my great grandfather, her father.
- Again, that issue of, OK, your, your great grandfather, you know, immigrated here from this.
- And he knows his history, his, his, you know, his great grandfather.
- I say Abuela, you know, who was your, you know, great grandfather.
- I I feel like Samuel Bush was the great grandfather.
- Their her great grandfather was like foreign minister, minister exterior for Cuba.
Examples
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"My sister and I inherited this collection of plates from our great-grandfather," said the blond woman.
Academic text (2011) -
Breck's great grandfather opposed succession was against slavery.
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This company was started by my great grandfather over 70 years ago.
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My great-grandfather started it when his son died in the war.
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More likely, the one on the left was the great-grandfather of the one on the right.
Fiction book (1994) -
All the pictures, all the photos, the old, we have old photos in my parents home of my great grandfather and my great, great grandfather.
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My great grandfather owned a cocoa plantation in the same region.
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His desk once belonged to his great-grandfather, who founded the company Bill now runs.
Academic text (2011) -
It used to belong to my great-grandfather.
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My great-grandfather served in World War II and shared many stories about his experiences.
Synonyms
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A person who is the parent of your grandparent
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Surface Forms
Morphology
great-grandfather = grandfather (transparent) = great + grandfather
The meaning is directly predictable from 'grandfather' modified by 'great' to indicate one additional generation.
Etymology
Great-grandfather is simply the compound great + grandfather, where great works like 'one more' or 'extra' added to the word 'grandfather'. So a great-grandfather is the father of your grandparent, one generation further back.