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great-grandson

American  
[greyt-gran-suhn, -grand-] / ˌgreɪtˈgrænˌsʌn, -ˈgrænd- /

noun

  1. a grandson of one's son or daughter.


Etymology

Origin of great-grandson

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

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Lilly’s great-grandson and Claude’s son David Cassirer, who now lives in Colorado, was there, praising the state’s lawmakers for “taking a definitive stand in favor of the true owners of stolen art.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was returned to his family and was passed down through generations before Kenneth Hollister Straus, Isidor's great-grandson, had the movement repaired and restored.

From BBC

Vincent, Martin Hartig's great-grandson, is in his 20s and training to be a carpenter.

From BBC

Romano Floriani Mussolini, the great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, came off the bench to help Cremonese defeat Sassuolo 3-2 in his Serie A debut on Friday.

From BBC

Chris Peppé, great-grandson of William, had told the BBC in May that the family looked into donating the relics, but all options presented problems and an auction seemed the "fairest and most transparent way to transfer these relics to Buddhists".

From BBC