"grand-" meaning in English

See grand- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English, probably modelled after use of grand in Middle French (e.g., grandpere); see also grand. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} grand-, {{en-prefix}} grand-
  1. of a generation removed from the original noun Tags: morpheme Synonyms: great- Translations (Translations): iso- (Finnish), grand- (english: older generation) (French), petit- (english: younger generation) (French)
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