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second cousin

 
Dictionary: second cousin

n.
  1. A child of a first cousin of one's parent.
  2. A child of one's first cousin; a first cousin once removed.

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Something that is related or similar but not quite the same, as in This beef stew is second cousin to boeuf bourguignon. This expression transfers the literal sense of second cousin--that is, the child of the first cousin of one's mother or father--a usage dating from the mid-1600s.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a child of a first cousin


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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