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second cousins

second cousins is the plural of second cousin.

Meaning of second cousin

Noun

second cousin (plural second cousins)

  1. A grandchild of a grandparent's sibling.
  2. A relative who has with the other person only two great-grandparents in common, but where the parents and grandparents are different.

Questions about second cousins

What is second cousins the plural of?
Second cousins is the plural of second cousin.

Words near second cousins in the dictionary

  1. second cosmic velocities
  2. second cosmic velocity
  3. second countable
  4. second cousin
  5. second cousin once removed
  6. second cousins
  7. second cousins once removed
  8. second cranial nerve
  9. second cross-cousin
  10. second cross-cousins
  11. Second Day

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