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cross-cousin

American

[kraws-kuhz-uhn, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌkʌz ən, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

a cousin who is the child either of one's mother's brother or one's father's sister.

Etymology

Origin of cross-cousin

First recorded in 1930–35

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cross-cousin

While that was a surprise, they were able to figure out that was due to cross-cousin marriages in the Washington family tree.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024

Because he was related as a cross-cousin, and also because he had been the husband of her friend, she was familiar around him and not shy at all.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Tsoay was one of the youngest of their group, Buck's own cross-cousin and near-brother.

From The Defiant Agents by Norton, Andre

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