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Webster 1913 Edition


Great-grandfather

Great′-grand′faˊther

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Noun.
[See
Great
, 10.]
The father of one’s grandfather or grandmother.

Definition 2024


great-grandfather

great-grandfather

See also: great grandfather

English

Noun

great-grandfather (plural great-grandfathers)

  1. The father of a grandparent.

Usage notes

Additional instances of "great-" can be prepended to the term, each indicating one further generation of ancestry. For large numbers of generations a number can be substituted, for example, "fourth great-grandfather", "four-greats grandfather" or "four-times-great-grandfather".

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