Grandcousin

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The grandchild of a first cousin, or the first cousin of a grandparent; first cousin twice removed.

    "Just recently I learned that the star of the Johns Hopkins lacrosse team is the great-grandson of my first cousin Myrtle, which I suppose makes him my great-grandcousin."

Example

More examples

"Just recently I learned that the star of the Johns Hopkins lacrosse team is the great-grandson of my first cousin Myrtle, which I suppose makes him my great-grandcousin."

Etymology

From grand- + cousin.

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