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cousin

/ˈkʌzən/KUH-zuhn
/ˈkʌzən/KUH-zuhn

Meaninga cousin

Common meaning: a child of an aunt or uncle

Journey through time

  1. Late Latincosinussource
  2. Old Frenchcosin‘cousin, a cousin’source
  3. Middle Englishcosinsource
  4. Englishcousin‘a child of an aunt or uncle’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Late Latin cosinus ‘a cousin’.

Roots

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