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cousin-german

American

[kuhz-uhn-jur-muhn] / ˈkʌz ənˈdʒɜr mən /

noun

Archaic. cousin.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

cousins-german

plural

Etymology

Origin of cousin-german

First recorded in 1250–1300, cousin-german is from Middle English cosin germain. See cousin , german

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