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Cousin

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Noun

1. cousin, cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin

the child of your aunt or uncle

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Cousin

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noun
1. Also called: first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin
the child of one's aunt or uncle
2. 
a relative who has descended from one of one's common ancestors. A person's second cousin is the child of one of his or her parents' first cousins. A person's third cousin is the child of one of his or her parents' second cousins. A first cousin once removed (or loosely second cousin) is the child of one's first cousin
3. 
a member of a group related by race, ancestry, interests, etc
our Australian cousins
4. 
a title used by a sovereign when addressing another sovereign or a nobleman
noun
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Cousin

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noun
1.  Obsolete
a collateral relative more distant than a brother or sister, descended from a common ancestor
2. 
the son or daughter of one's uncle or aunt
also called first cousin, full cousin, or cousin-german: one's second cousin is a child of one's parent's first cousin; one's first cousin once removed is a child of one's first cousin (or, conversely, a first cousin of one's parent)
3.  Loosely
any relative by blood or marriage
4. 
a person or thing thought of as somehow related to another
our Mexican cousins
5. 
a title of address used by one sovereign to another sovereign or to a nobleman

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Cousin

see synonyms of cousin
n.
1. A child of one's aunt or uncle. Also called first cousin.
2. A relative descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line.
3. A relative by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman.
4. A member of a kindred group or country: our Canadian cousins.
5. Something similar in quality or character: "There's no mistaking soca for its distant Jamaican cousin, reggae" (Michael Saunders).
6. Used as a form of address by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a high-ranking member of the nobility.

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