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- [greyt gran-fah-th er, grand-]
- /greɪt ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər, ˈgrænd-/
- /ɡreɪt ˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [greyt gran-fah-th er, grand-]
- /greɪt ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər, ˈgrænd-/
Definitions of great-grandfather word
- noun great-grandfather a grandfather of one's father or mother. 1
- noun great-grandfather the father of a grandparent 0
- noun great-grandfather The father of a grandparent. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of great-grandfather
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Great-grandfather
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
great-grandfather popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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