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cousins

/ˈkʌzɪnz/ /ˈkʌzn̩z/

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noun

The child of a person's uncle or aunt; a first cousin.

Examples :

"I think my cousin is a good man."

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noun

Any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of one's extended family; one more distantly related than an uncle, aunt, granduncle, grandaunt, nephew, niece, grandnephew, grandniece, etc.

Examples :

""At the family reunion, I finally met all twenty of my cousins." "

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noun

A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl.

Examples :

"The king addressed the Earl of Wessex as "cousin," a traditional courtesy title showing favor to a nobleman in his court. "

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noun

Something kindred or related to something else.

Examples :

"My sister's children are my cousins, and we share many family traits. "

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noun

(chiefly in the plural) A member of the British intelligence services (from an American perspective) or of the American intelligence services (from a British perspective).

Examples :

"After the intelligence sharing agreement was signed, the British agent joked that they could finally trust their American cousins with classified information. "

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