great-uncle

noun

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

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At the time, Princess Eugenie was eight months pregnant with their second child, son Ernest, who was born that May — just a few weeks after the coronation of his great-uncle, King Charles. Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025 My great-uncle, Daniel Green, has a reservoir named after him in Saskatchewan. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025 Her grandfather and great-uncle were both unarmed Black men killed by law enforcement in the Jim Crow era of 1940s East Texas. Essence, 15 Apr. 2025 Their grandfather, Louis Polidori, and great-uncle took over and ran the store for decades. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025 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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