Definitions
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- prefix prefix indicating something large or great
- prefix prefix indicating a generation removed from the original noun
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Examples
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When Bridget was ten years old, the possibility of her grand- mother raising her was erased as an option.
Color Me Grey Michelle Janine Robinson 2010
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The stories they heard about their own grand- and great-grandparents were akin to fables and science fiction.
Honey V.C. Andrews 2001
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Queen, granddaughter Queen, grand-/daughter 13 of 16 instances
Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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Queen, granddaughter Queen, grand-/daughter 13 of 16 instances
Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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Clark Tuttle; four children - Victor, Marty, Julia Rouse and Melanie Hingson; and 15 grand- and great-grandchildren.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Rosa Lee Ransby and her seven grand- and great-grandchildren lost their home a week before Christmas.
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Paterno, 84, and Spanier, 63, failed to contact police after being told in 2002 of an assault, according to a grand- jury report.
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401.32Queen, granddaughter Queen, grand-/daughter 13 of 16 instances
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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401.32Queen, granddaughter Queen, grand-/daughter 13 of 16 instances
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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401.32Queen, granddaughter Queen, grand-/daughter 13 of 16 instances
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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