Definition of cousin
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : a child of one's uncle or aunt
b : a relative descended from one's grandparent or more remote ancestor by two or more steps and in a different line
2 : one associated with or related to another : counterpart Rural children deserve as good an education as their city cousins get.— Benjamin Fine
3 —used as a title by a sovereign in addressing a nobleman
4 : a member of a group regarded as ethnically or culturally related
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Cousin
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Victor 1792–1867 French philosopher
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The first known use of cousin was in the 14th century
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