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sixth cousin

sixth cousin noun: any of a number of people who have a common great-great-great-great-great-grandparent.

Noun

sixth cousin (plural sixth cousins)

  1. Any of a number of people who have a common great-great-great-great-great-grandparent.

Forms of sixth cousin

pluralsixth cousins

Questions about sixth cousin

What does sixth cousin mean?
Sixth cousin means any of a number of people who have a common great-great-great-great-great-grandparent.
What part of speech is sixth cousin?
Sixth cousin is a noun.
What is the plural of sixth cousin?
The plural of sixth cousin is sixth cousins.

Words near sixth cousin in the dictionary

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  3. sixth columnist
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  5. Sixth Commandment
  6. sixth cousin
  7. sixth cousins
  8. sixth cranial nerve
  9. Sixth Day
  10. sixth disease
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