great-
(Redirected from great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather)
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English gret- (“great-”), from gret (“great”). More at great.
Prefix
editgreat-
- With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation
- 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)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editremoval of one generation
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References
edit- “great-, prefix”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “great-, prefix”, in Collins English Dictionary.