"great-uncle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: great-uncles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gret-uncle, grete uncle, grete ouncle, equivalent to great- + uncle. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gret-uncle}} Middle English gret-uncle, {{m|enm|grete uncle}} grete uncle, {{m|enm|grete ouncle}} grete ouncle, {{af|en|great-|uncle}} great- + uncle Head templates: {{en-noun|head=great-uncle}} great-uncle (plural great-uncles)
  1. An uncle of one's parent (i.e. a brother or brother-in-law of one's grandparent). Categories (topical): Male family members Synonyms: granduncle, great uncle, greatuncle Translations (uncle of one's parent): besoncle [masculine] (Catalan), 伯公 (zh-min-nan) (english: paternal grandfather's elder brother) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 叔公 (chek-kong) (english: paternal grandfather's younger brother) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 舅公 (kū-kong) (english: grandmother's brother) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 伯公 (baak³ gung¹) (english: paternal grandfather's elder brother) (Chinese Cantonese), 叔公 (suk¹ gung¹) (english: paternal grandfather's younger brother) (Chinese Cantonese), 外伯公 (ngoi⁶ baak³ gung¹) (english: maternal grandfather's elder brother) (Chinese Cantonese), 外叔公 (ngoi⁶ suk¹ gung¹) (english: maternal grandfather's younger brother) (Chinese Cantonese), 舅公 (kau⁵ gung¹) (english: grandmother's brother) (Chinese Cantonese), 伯祖 (bózǔ) (english: paternal grandfather's elder brother) (Chinese Mandarin), 伯公 (bógōng) (english: paternal grandfather's elder brother) (Chinese Mandarin), 伯祖父 (bózǔfù) (english: paternal grandfather's elder brother) (Chinese Mandarin), 叔祖 (shūzǔ) (english: paternal grandfather's younger brother) (Chinese Mandarin), 叔公 (shūgōng) (english: paternal grandfather's younger brother) (Chinese Mandarin), 叔祖父 (shūzǔfù) (english: paternal grandfather's younger brother) (Chinese Mandarin), 舅爺 (Chinese Mandarin), 舅爷 (jiùyé) (english: paternal grandmother's brother) (Chinese Mandarin), 舅祖 (jiùzǔ) (english: paternal grandmother's brother) (Chinese Mandarin), 舅公 (jiùgōng) (english: grandmother's brother) (Chinese Mandarin), prastrýc [masculine] (Czech), oudoom (Dutch), praonklo (Esperanto), isosetä (english: brother of a grandfather) (Finnish), isoeno (english: brother of a grandmother) (Finnish), grand-oncle [masculine] (French), tío avó [masculine] (Galician), Großonkel [masculine] (German), Grossonkel (english: Switzerland and Liechtenstein) [masculine] (German), Großoheim [masculine, obsolete] (German), Grossoheim (english: Switzerland and Liechtenstein) [masculine, obsolete] (German), preonklo (Ido), preonklulo (Ido), seanuncail [masculine] (Irish), prozio (Italian), 大叔父 (ōoji) (alt: おおおじ) (Japanese), patruus magnus (english: paternal) [masculine] (Latin), avunculus magnus (english: maternal) [masculine] (Latin), avunculus (Latin), stary wujk [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), пра́чичко (práčičko) [masculine] (Macedonian), datuk saudara (Malay), acheii (english: maternal) (Navajo), análí (english: paternal) (Navajo), grand-oncl'ye [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), grandonkel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), filleonkel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), grandonkel [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), tio-avô (Portuguese), двою́родный дед (dvojúrodnyj ded) [masculine] (Russian), prastric [masculine] (Slovene), tío abuelo [masculine] (Spanish), gammelonkel [common-gender] (Swedish), gammelfarbror (english: parent's paternal) [common-gender] (Swedish), gammelmorbror (english: parent's maternal) [common-gender] (Swedish), двою́рідний дід (dvojúridnyj did) [masculine] (Ukrainian), wulki wuj [masculine] (Upper Sorbian), wulkowuj [masculine] (Upper Sorbian), hen ewythr [masculine] (Welsh), hen wncwl [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
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          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
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          "english": "paternal grandfather's elder brother",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bózǔ",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
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          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
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          "english": "paternal grandfather's younger brother",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shūzǔfù",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "叔祖父"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "舅爺"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "paternal grandmother's brother",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiùyé",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "舅爷"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "paternal grandmother's brother",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiùzǔ",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
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        },
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          "english": "grandmother's brother",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiùgōng",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
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        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "prastrýc"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "oudoom"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "praonklo"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "brother of a grandfather",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "isosetä"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "brother of a grandmother",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "isoeno"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grand-oncle"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tío avó"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Großonkel"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "english": "Switzerland and Liechtenstein",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Grossonkel"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Großoheim"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "english": "Switzerland and Liechtenstein",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
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            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "Grossoheim"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "preonklo"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "preonklulo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "seanuncail"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "prozio"
        },
        {
          "alt": "おおおじ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ōoji",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "大叔父"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "english": "paternal",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "patruus magnus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "english": "maternal",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "avunculus magnus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "avunculus"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "práčičko",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пра́чичко"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "datuk saudara"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "english": "maternal",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "acheii"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "english": "paternal",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "análí"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "Jersey",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grand-oncl'ye"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grandonkel"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "filleonkel"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grandonkel"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "word": "tio-avô"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dvojúrodnyj ded",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "двою́родный дед"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "prastric"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "stary wujk"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wulki wuj"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wulkowuj"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tío abuelo"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gammelonkel"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "parent's paternal",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gammelfarbror"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "parent's maternal",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gammelmorbror"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dvojúridnyj did",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "двою́рідний дід"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hen ewythr"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hen wncwl"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "great-uncle"
}
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          "parent",
          "parent"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ],
        [
          "brother-in-law",
          "brother-in-law"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "granduncle"
    },
    {
      "word": "great uncle"
    },
    {
      "word": "greatuncle"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "besoncle"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "paternal grandfather's elder brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "baak³ gung¹",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "伯公"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "paternal grandfather's younger brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "suk¹ gung¹",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "叔公"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "maternal grandfather's elder brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ngoi⁶ baak³ gung¹",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "外伯公"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "maternal grandfather's younger brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ngoi⁶ suk¹ gung¹",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "外叔公"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "grandmother's brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "kau⁵ gung¹",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "舅公"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "english": "paternal grandfather's elder brother",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "伯公"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "english": "paternal grandfather's younger brother",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "chek-kong",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "叔公"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "english": "grandmother's brother",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "kū-kong",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "舅公"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "paternal grandfather's elder brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bózǔ",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "伯祖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "paternal grandfather's elder brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bógōng",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "伯公"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "paternal grandfather's elder brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bózǔfù",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "伯祖父"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "paternal grandfather's younger brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shūzǔ",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "叔祖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "paternal grandfather's younger brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shūgōng",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "叔公"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "paternal grandfather's younger brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shūzǔfù",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "叔祖父"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "舅爺"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "paternal grandmother's brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiùyé",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "舅爷"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "paternal grandmother's brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiùzǔ",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "舅祖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "grandmother's brother",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiùgōng",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "舅公"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prastrýc"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "oudoom"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "praonklo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "brother of a grandfather",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "isosetä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "brother of a grandmother",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "isoeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grand-oncle"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tío avó"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Großonkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "Switzerland and Liechtenstein",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Grossonkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Großoheim"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "Switzerland and Liechtenstein",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Grossoheim"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "preonklo"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "preonklulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seanuncail"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "prozio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おおおじ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōoji",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "大叔父"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "english": "paternal",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "patruus magnus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "english": "maternal",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avunculus magnus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "avunculus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "práčičko",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пра́чичко"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "datuk saudara"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "english": "maternal",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "acheii"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "english": "paternal",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "análí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grand-oncl'ye"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grandonkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "filleonkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grandonkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "word": "tio-avô"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dvojúrodnyj ded",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "двою́родный дед"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prastric"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stary wujk"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wulki wuj"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wulkowuj"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tío abuelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gammelonkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "parent's paternal",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gammelfarbror"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "parent's maternal",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gammelmorbror"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dvojúridnyj did",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "двою́рідний дід"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hen ewythr"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "uncle of one's parent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hen wncwl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "great-uncle"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": peh-kong vs. zh-min-nan",
  "path": [
    "great-uncle"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "great-uncle",
  "trace": ""
}

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