A great-uncle is one's father's or mother's uncle

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• great-uncle — n. an uncle of one s father or mother. Syn: granduncle. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• great-uncle — ► NOUN ▪ an uncle of one s mother or father …   English terms dictionary

• Great-uncle — A Great uncle is the male sibling of one s grandparent or the uncle of one s mother or father. See also: *Great aunt *Great nephew *Great niece …   Wikipedia

• great-uncle —    Terms which indicate a relationship once removed, a great aunt being the aunt of one’s father or mother. The ‘great ’ translates French grand, which is used for similar purposes in words like grandpère, grandmère, ‘grandfather’, ‘grandmother’ …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• great-uncle — /ˈgreɪt ʌŋkəl/ (say grayt ungkuhl) noun an uncle of one s father or mother …  

• great uncle — The uncle of one s father or mother. A relative in the fourth degree of relationship according to the civil law method of determining kinship which prevails in most American jurisdiction. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 48 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• great-uncle — noun an uncle of one s mother or father …   English new terms dictionary

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• Uncle — Un cle, n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw? grandmother, Icel. [=a]i great grandfather.] 1. The brother of one s father or mother; also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Uncle Sam — Uncle Un cle, n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw? grandmother, Icel. [=a]i great grandfather.] 1. The brother of one s father or mother;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English