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1grandfather — [[t]græ̱ndfɑːðə(r)[/t]] grandfathers N FAMILY Your grandfather is the father of your father or mother. His grandfather was a professor …
2grandfather clause — n: a clause creating an exemption (as from a law or regulation) based on circumstances previously existing; specif: a provision inserted in the constitutions of some southern states after the Civil War requiring high standards of literacy and… …
3grandfather clock — ☆ grandfather clock or grandfather s clock n. a large clock with a pendulum, contained in a tall, narrow case * * * ▪ clock also called longcase clock tall pendulum clock enclosed in a wooden case that stands upon the floor and is… …
4Grandfather's House — Grandfather s house, at 114 South Street, Medford, Massachusetts, ( [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=114+South+Street,+Medford,+Massachusetts spn=0.029676,0.058545 hl=en Google maps link] ) is the original house named in the well known American… …
5grandfather clause — ☆ grandfather clause n. 1. a former law in some Southern states waiving electoral literacy requirements for those whose forebears voted before the Civil War, thus keeping the franchise for illiterate whites 2. a clause in some legislation… …
6Grandfather clause — A grandfather clause is a term used in U.S. English for an exception that allows an old rule to continue to apply to some existing situations, when a new rule will apply to all future situations. It is often used as a verb: to grandfather means… …
7Grandfather Mountain — Infobox Mountain Name = Grandfather Mountain Photo = Grandfather Mountain.jpg Caption = Elevation = 5,964 feet (1,818 metres) Range = Appalachian Mountains Location = North Carolina, USA Prominence = 2,444 feet (745 meters) Coordinates =… …
8Grandfather paradox — The grandfather paradox is a proposed paradox of time travel, first described by the science fiction writer René Barjavel in his 1943 book Le Voyageur Imprudent ( The Imprudent Traveller ).cite book | first = René | last = Barjavel | authorlink …
9Grandfather Stories — Infobox Book name = Grandfather Stories title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of hardback Book of the Month Club edition author = Samuel Hopkins Adams illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series =… …
10Grandfather, North Carolina — Infobox Settlement official name = Grandfather, North Carolina settlement type = Village nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Grandfather, North Carolina mapsize1 = map caption1 =… …
