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great-aunt

[ greyt-ant, -ahnt ]

noun

  1. a grandaunt.


great-aunt

noun

  1. an aunt of one's father or mother; sister of one's grandfather or grandmother
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of great-aunt1

First recorded in 1650–60
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Almost everyone was safe and accounted for, he was told, except for a distant great-aunt who died in Mandalay – and his Oo Oo.

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“It’s pretty usual for us in Humboldt County to get earthquakes,†said Chappelle, who is the innkeeper of Hydrangea Inn, which was built by her great-aunt in the 1930s.

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I’m a great-aunt to the children but they have little names for me, like a grandma.

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"Charmian was a much-loved aunt and great-aunt and a dear friend to many. At 96 she was still full of life and energy and fiercely independent," they said.

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His great-aunt, a fervent DPP supporter, once called him in a rage, demanding to know why he was taking money from Beijing.

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