great-uncle

noun

great-un·​cle ˈgrāt-ˈəŋ-kəl How to pronounce great-uncle (audio)

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Algarvio told Fox News Digital it was donated by a man named Will Rueter, who inherited it from his great-uncle Georg Rueter. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026 Preston’s maternal great-uncle, a merchant seaman during World War II, collected African art, and it was all passed on to his mother and then to him. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026 His great-uncle was president of Hungary in the early 2000s, and his mother worked in the judiciary. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2026 It's believed he's partially named after the King's great-uncle and mentor, Earl Louis Mountbatten. Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for great-uncle

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of great-uncle was in the 15th century

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