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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Male first cousin of one's parent; one's male first cousin once removed in a higher generation..
Walter is my dad's first cousin. That makes Walter my cousin-uncle. Jack is my mother's first cousin, so for me he is another cousin-uncle.
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Use cousin-uncle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cousin-uncle means Male first cousin of one's parent; one's male first cousin once removed in a higher generation..
Common synonyms include second uncle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Walter is my dad's first cousin. That makes Walter my cousin-uncle. Jack is my mother's first cousin, so for me he is another cousin-uncle.
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