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/bisaˈβwelo/

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Translation

great-grandfather; great-grandparents (plural)

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Word origin

From bis- ('twice', from Latin bis) and abuelo ('grandfather').

Origin
Spanish
Root
bis- + abuelo

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbisabuelos

Examples

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My great-grandfather came to this country by boat.

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My great-grandparents lived in a country house.

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I have an old photo of my great-grandfather with his guitar.

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The watch was my great-grandfather's and now it's mine.

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I never knew my great-grandparents, but my grandmother tells me about them.

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