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Examples of second cousin in a Sentence
Susan is my second cousin.
Recent Examples on the Web
By Rebecca Schneid June 7, 2024 11:07 AM EDT
The Traitors, Peacock’s reality TV competition, has revealed its cast for its upcoming Season 3, and one of the new stars will be British aristocrat Lord Ivar Mountbatten, second cousin to King Charles III and a direct descendent of Queen Victoria.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 7 June 2024
King Charles' second cousin once removed has experimented with different hairstyles in the past
Lady Amelia Windsor is going short for the summer!
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Franks was Loeb’s second cousin who lived just across the street.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
All of my family lives in South Carolina, literally, except for a second cousin who lives in Chicago.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1660, in the meaning defined above
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“Second cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20cousin. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
second cousin
noun
: the child of one's parent's first cousin
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