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Cousins.

A surname from Middle English.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname from Middle English.

Where this word comes from

A Middle English surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.

name
  1. plural of Cousin

    form-of · plural
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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun
  1. plural of Cousin

    form-of · plural
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noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of cousins (“the American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective)”).

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Where this word comes from

See cousins.

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