ortho-cousin

ortho-cousin
\\|ȯ(r)thə+\ noun

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/awr'theuh kuz"euhn, awr"theuh kuz'-/, n.
[1915-20]

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orˈtho-cousin noun
The son or daughter of a father's brother or a mother's sister
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Main Entry:ortho-

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  • cross-cousin — /kraws kuz euhn, kros /, n. a cousin who is the child either of one s mother s brother or one s father s sister. Cf. parallel cousin. [1930 35] * * * ▪ anthropology       the child of one s mother s brother or father s sister. Scholars of kinship …   Universalium

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