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COUSIN, domest. rel. Cousins are kindred who are the issue of two brothers or two sisters, or of a brother and a sister. Those who descend from the brother or sister of the father of the person spoken of are called paternal cousins; maternal cousins are those who are descended from the brothers or sisters of the mother. Vide 2 Bro. C. C. 125; 1 Sim. & Stu. 301; 3 Russ. C. C. 140; 9 Sim. R. 386, 457. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Adults a little fuzzy on the difference between first and second cousins will appreciate the note explaining how first, second, and third cousins work and what the heck it means to be once (or twice) removed. Anyone who has read the 1936 Dale Carnegie classic will realize that the premises are similar, but the two works bear no more resemblance to each other than do third cousins. Lemmon, 70, and his wife of five years, Betty Lou, have found, through their common interest in ancestors, that they are distant cousins - third cousins once removed, sharing John Lemmon Sr. |
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