ortho-cousin

[ awr-thuh-kuhz-uh n, awr-thuh-kuhz- ]

/ ˌɔr θəˈkʌz ən, ˈɔr θəˌkʌz- /

noun

parallel cousin.

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Nearby words

orthesis, orthetics, orthicon, ortho, ortho-, ortho-cousin, ortho-dichlorobenzene, ortho-kung t cell, ortho-nitrophenol, ortho-novum, ortho-toluidine

Origin of ortho-cousin

First recorded in 1915–20

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