Meaning of cross-cousin | Babel Free
Definitions
The child of one's father's sister or of one's mother's brother; a cousin related via opposite-gender siblings rather than same-gender ones (the latter being a parallel cousin).
Equivalents
Examples
“Many societies forbid marriage between parallel cousins, but encourage marriage between cross-cousins or second cross-cousins.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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