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Your cousin’s daughter’s son is your first cousin twice removed.
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Lillian Stone, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
According to Jen, Zac is supposed to be Ben’s first cousin once removed, making Zac’s father, Dave Affleck, the star’s first cousin.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
They were joined by other members of the royal family: Queen Elizabeth's first cousins the Duke of Gloucester (with his wife, the Duchess of Gloucester) and Prince Michael of Kent (with his wife, Princess Michael).
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
Jernigan said a 1960 attorney general’s opinion determined that an 1820s Tennessee law restricting some marriages among relatives does not prevent first cousins from marrying.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
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Lillian Stone, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
According to Jen, Zac is supposed to be Ben’s first cousin once removed, making Zac’s father, Dave Affleck, the star’s first cousin.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
They were joined by other members of the royal family: Queen Elizabeth's first cousins the Duke of Gloucester (with his wife, the Duchess of Gloucester) and Prince Michael of Kent (with his wife, Princess Michael).
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
Jernigan said a 1960 attorney general’s opinion determined that an 1820s Tennessee law restricting some marriages among relatives does not prevent first cousins from marrying.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
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“First cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20cousin. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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