Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A son of one's grandson or granddaughter.
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- noun
son of agrandchild
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a son of your grandson or granddaughter
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Examples
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In 1809 William Penn, the great-grandson of the founder of Pennsylvania, married a woman known in Philadelphia as “a common Prostitute of this city” and did not lose his standing among the local elite.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Once when we were crossing into Texas a new border agent, young enough to be my great-grandson, snapped at me when I said my usual "I'm a US citizen".
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Mack, first elected to the U.S. House in 2004, is the namesake son of a former Florida senator and great-grandson of the Hall of Fame baseball manager.
Rep. Connie Mack to make announcement about Senate race 2011
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He is also survived by two daughters he had with Jones, Amy Lumet and Jenny Lumet, who wrote Rachel Getting Married; a stepson, Bailey Gimbel; nine grandchildren and a great-grandson.
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At stake are the full rights to the 216-acre island's residential development program, its inventory of for-sale condominiums, yacht slips and memberships in the island's club, which is housed in the former mansion of William Kissam Vanderbilt II, the great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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Once when we were crossing into Texas a new border agent, young enough to be my great-grandson, snapped at me when I said my usual "I'm a US citizen".
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Once when we were crossing into Texas a new border agent, young enough to be my great-grandson, snapped at me when I said my usual "I'm a US citizen".
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This Chrysler model is it in for the long haul; Walter P. 's great-grandson keeps up the fight.
Short Takes 2009
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A great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, Jonathan Sandys, entered the fray Thursday, issuing a statement that called on Congress to allow the use of the rotunda.
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Grant V, 90, the last surviving great-grandson of Ulysses S.
Obituaries of note: Ulysses S. Grant V, Mike Starr, Mike DeStefano 2011
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