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1 ♦ grandfather
♦ grandfather /ˈgrænfɑ:ðə(r)/n.1 nonno2 antenato; avo● (leg., USA) grandfather clause, clausola di tutela dei diritti acquisiti □ grandfather clock, pendola a colonna □ (aeron.) grandfather rights, grandfather rights; diritti acquisiti (da una compagnia aerea riguardo le fasce orarie di atterraggio e decollo in un determinato aeroporto) □ great-grandfather, bisnonno; bisavolograndfatherlya.2 (fig.) benevolo; indulgente.
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