great-grandfather

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the grandfather of one of your parents; the father of a grandparent

   Her great-grandfather kept a journal describing his journey across the country.

From great- in the genealogical sense 'one generation further removed' + grandfather. English has used great- to extend kinship terms beyond grandparents since the fifteenth century.

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