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cross-cousin
[ kraws-kuhz-uhn, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔsˌkʌz ən, ˈkrɒs- /
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noun
a cousin who is the child either of one's mother's brother or one's father's sister.
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Origin of cross-cousin
First recorded in 1930–35
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