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granduncle

granduncle noun: synonym of great-uncle.

Noun

granduncle (plural granduncles)

  1. Synonym of great-uncle.
    Synonyms:
    great-uncle

granduncle meaning in Tamil

granduncle in Tamil

தாத்தா அல்லது பாட்டியின் சகோதரர்

Synonyms of granduncle

Forms of granduncle

pluralgranduncles
alternative formgrand uncle
alternative formgrand-uncle

Origin of granduncle

From Middle English graunt oncle, equivalent to grand- + uncle.

Words formed from granduncle

Questions about granduncle

What does granduncle mean?
Granduncle means synonym of great-uncle.
What is granduncle in Tamil?
Granduncle in Tamil is தாத்தா அல்லது பாட்டியின் சகோதரர். See Granduncle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is granduncle?
Granduncle is a noun.
What is the plural of granduncle?
The plural of granduncle is granduncles.

Words near granduncle in the dictionary

  1. grandstanders
  2. grandstanding
  3. grandstandings
  4. grandstands
  5. Grandtully
  6. granduncle
  7. granduncles
  8. Grandvaux
  9. Grandview
  10. grandwean
  11. grandweans

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Adapted from Wiktionary: granduncle (page history and authors); granduncle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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