Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a son of a niece or nephew.
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- noun
Grandson of one'ssibling or sibling's spouse,son of one’snephew orniece , one'ssibling 'schild 'smale child. - noun One's son’s or
daughter 's nephew.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a son of your niece or nephew
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Examples
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"They would always surround themselves with people and would have discussions on what you might call important social issues," says Charles H. van Horne, who is the great-nephew to the Roothberts and managing director of New York-based Abbott Capital Management, an investment firm.
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For me, Latino is a six-year-old, third-generation, Mexican-American great-nephew who, when listening to adults conversing about cultures and languages, asks, "what about the people who speak 'Californian'?"
Virginia Sanchez-Korrol: On Being Latino With a New York Accent
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They're all overshadowed, really, by Octavian, the man who will become Caesar Augustus, the first true emperor, you know, Julius Caesar's adopted son, his real great-nephew.
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Mr. Fernández, the great-nephew of one of the company's founders, is also a soccer enthusiast and father of five.
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They're all overshadowed, really, by Octavian, the man who will become Caesar Augustus, the first true emperor, you know, Julius Caesar's adopted son, his real great-nephew.
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They're all overshadowed, really, by Octavian, the man who will become Caesar Augustus, the first true emperor, you know, Julius Caesar's adopted son, his real great-nephew.
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Unless you were talking about Aleksey Tolstoy, the minor writer and great-nephew of Lev.
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Dr.I. Milo Shepard, is a great-nephew of Jack London, and grandson of Eliza London Shepard, Jack London's stepsister and ranch superintendent.
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They're all overshadowed, really, by Octavian, the man who will become Caesar Augustus, the first true emperor, you know, Julius Caesar's adopted son, his real great-nephew.
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They're all overshadowed, really, by Octavian, the man who will become Caesar Augustus, the first true emperor, you know, Julius Caesar's adopted son, his real great-nephew.
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