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Meanings of great-uncle in английском

португальский
tio-avô
каталонский
oncle-avi
испанский
tío abuelo

An uncle of your father or mother.

        tio-avô
        Синонимы
        Examples for "granduncle"
        Examples for "granduncle"
        1
        And so he made Mohegan the granduncle or grandfather of Oliver Edwards.
        The Pioneers; Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna
        2
        On Sundays Stephen with his father and his granduncle took their constitutional.
        A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
        3
        After the death of my granduncle some of the family came to America.
        Sixty Years of California Song
        4
        His granduncle welcomed him, saying he had the same gait as his grandfather.
        The new yorker
        5
        Writer recounts learning that his granduncle was a Mafia hitman, and interviewing him.
        The new yorker
        Usage of great-uncle in английском
        1
        She sparred with Houdini; she conjured the departed great-uncle of Mayor Walker.
        Second glance
        2
        Then great-uncle Philip died, and his carload of books came to us.
        Parnassus on Wheels
        3
        The memory of my great-uncle, the publican, Mr. Armadale-drunkin solemn silence!
        Armadale
        4
        This is Mr. Clement Searle, Mr. Searle's great-uncle, by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
        A Passionate Pilgrim
        5
        Gaborn's great-uncle, Duke Paldane, had marshaled troops to contain the problem.
        Brotherhood of the Wolf
        6
        It only had to happen once, and it happened to my great-great-great-uncle Francisco.
        Guns will keep us together
        7
        My great-uncle, the Chevalier de Rastignac, married the heiress of the Marcillac family.
        Father Goriot
        8
        Rage could not bear to think of him as her great-uncle.
        Night gate
        9
        And according to Edna Burnham, you had a rather unsavory great-uncle.
        The blackstone chronicles
        10
        Gerde had served great-uncle Wolfgang as housekeeper, too-foryears it seemed.
        The Beast Within
        11
        His last descendant in the direct line was Sybil Brandon's great-uncle.
        An American Politician: A Novel
        12
        Her great-uncle could not be still living, in that country he came from.
        Voices in the dark
        13
        His great-uncle Bram Fischer led the defence of Nelson Mandela and his co-accused.
        Radio NZ
        14
        The first time Honi threw his harpoon, he hooked my great-uncle.
        White Shadows in the South Seas
        15
        A former councillor of the parliament, a great-uncle of madame, Monsieur de Boisfrelon.
        The Brotherhood of Consolation
        16
        Uncle Lazare had a frightful dread of dying before he was a great-uncle.
        International Short Stories: French
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        Translations for great-uncle
        португальский
        tio-avô
        каталонский
        oncle-avi
        испанский
        tío abuelo
        Great-uncle through the time
        Great-uncle across language varieties
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