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The correct spelling is cousin.
How to pronounce cousin
noun
IPA: /ˈkʌz.n̩/
Say it like: Cow-sin
The correct spelling is cousin. The child of a person's uncle or aunt; a first cousin. For example: "I think my cousin is a good man."
Usage Examples
“I think my cousin is a good man.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The child of a person's uncle or aunt; a first cousin.
- 2.Any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of one's extended family; one more distantly related than an uncle, aunt, granduncle, grandaunt, nephew, niece, grandnephew, grandniece, etc.
- 3.A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl.
- 4.Something kindred or related to something else.
- 5.(chiefly in the plural) A member of the British intelligence services (from an American perspective) or of the American intelligence services (from a British perspective).
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