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great-nephew
[ greyt-nef-yoo, -nev-yoo ]
noun
- a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.
great-nephew
noun
- a son of one's nephew or niece; grandson of one's brother or sister
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Word History and Origins
Origin of great-nephew1
First recorded in 1575–85
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Example Sentences
And my great-nephew, the present laird, if he be true to the principles of the Covenant, will object just as strongly as myself.
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That third and those rights she had left to her nephew,—or rather to her great-nephew, Luke Rowan.
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Into her mind there had perhaps strayed a gleam of that Light which is not on the earth, for she was not abusing her great-nephew.
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Nastasia has got a little son, Aunt Sofia has got a grandson, you have got a new cousin, and I have got a new great-nephew.
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At the time of my father's visit the place belonged to a great-nephew of General Green, Mr. Nightingale.
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