cousin-german
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cousin-german
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From Middle English cosin germain, from Anglo-Norman cosin germain, cosine germaine. See also Middle English cosin, germain.
noun cousins-german · cousin-germans · cousin german
- A first cousin. This interesting explanation of family connections given by Mrs. Boville occasioned an éclaircissement exceedingly gratifying to Mrs. De Brooke and Rosilia. Doctor Lovesworth, for whom they had mutually, with the whole of their family, felt so great a partiality, was found to be the cousin-german of
- Something closely related. This propensity to display its blossoms on bare branches the almond shares with several of its kindred; and, as a parallel to Solomon's image, we may refer to its cousin-german the sloe, in our own cold clime so familiar, with its snowy petals […]
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noun first cousin
| Français | cousin germain, cousine germaine |
|---|---|
| Italiano | cugino germano, cugina germana |
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