Great-

"Great-" in a Sentence (6 examples)

great-uncle (an uncle of one's mother or father)

great-grandfather (the father of one's grandfather)

great-great-grandfather (a grandfather of one's grandfather)

great-great-great-grandfather, etc.

(informal) fourth-great-granduncle, etc. (same as great-great-great-great-granduncle)

(informal) fourth-great-grandfather, etc. (same as great-great-great-great-grandfather)

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