What does cousin-german mean?
Cousin-german means A first cousin..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A first cousin..
This interesting explanation of family connections given by Mrs. Boville occasioned an éclaircissement exceedingly gratifying to Mrs. De Brooke and Rosilia. Doctor Lovesworth, for whom they had mutually, with the whole of their family, felt so great a partiality, was found to be the cousin-german of Mrs. De Brooke.
This propensity to display its blossoms on bare branches the almond shares with several of its kindred; and, as a parallel to Solomon's image, we may refer to its cousin-german the sloe, in our own cold clime so familiar, with its snowy petals […]
"Have a care what you do, Grantly, this Indian is cousin-german to the Old Nick, and he can read your intentions like print."
Use cousin-german when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cousin-german means A first cousin..
Common synonyms include cousin, first cousin, full cousin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This interesting explanation of family connections given by Mrs. Boville occasioned an éclaircissement exceedingly gratifying to Mrs. De Brooke and Rosilia. Doctor Lovesworth, for whom they had mutually, with the whole of their family, felt so great a partiality, was found to be the cousin-german of Mrs. De Brooke.
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