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English word

grandfather

A1
UK /ˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)/US /ˈɡrænfɑːðər/
noun

the father of your father or mother

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We'd hitch up the Airstream to my grandfather's car and off we'd go in a line with 300 other Airstream adventurers.

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