first cousin

noun

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Meikle also happened to be a friend of Stephenson’s first cousin, who lived in the Chicago area. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025 Others don’t mind ambiguity, or even elements of ambiguity’s first cousin, opacity, if there are other things to appreciate. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025 And her first cousin, Prince William, the Duke of Gloucester, died in 1972 while piloting a plane in a race during an air show in Staffordshire, England. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025 Bill Crown is Jim Crown’s first cousin, according to Bloomberg. Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for first cousin

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of first cousin was in 1649

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“First cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20cousin. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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