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grand⋅aunt

[grand-ant, -ahnt]
–noun
an aunt of one's father or mother; great-aunt.

Origin:
1820–30; grand- + aunt
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grand·aunt   (grānd'ānt', -änt')   
n.  See great-aunt.
great-aunt or great aunt   (grāt'ānt', -änt')
n.  A sister of one's grandparent. Also called grandaunt.
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