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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niece \Niece\, n. [OE. nece, F. ni[`e]ce, LL neptia for L.
neptis a granddaughter, niece, akin to nepos. See {Nephew}.]
1. A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether
male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson. [Obs.] --B.
Jonson Wyclif. Shak.
2. A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's
brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
niece
n : a daughter or your brother or sister [ant: {nephew}]
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