Relative
Relative noun - A person connected with another by blood or marriage.
Second cousin and relative are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Second cousin" with "Relative", this terms are similar.
Second cousin
Second cousin noun - A child of your parent's first cousin.
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Synonyms for Second cousin
Relative and second cousin are semantically related. You can use "Relative" instead a noun phrase "Second cousin".
Both terms in one sentence
- Even the Weasleys have a relative (Molly's second cousin) who possibly is a squib and, as such, an embarrassment to the family.
Source: Fantastic Racism / Literature -
This is despite the fact that the closest relative of his was either Zeus' great-nephew or his second cousin (Achilles' mother was Thetis the sea nymph, whose father was either Poseidon, Zeus' brother, or Oceanus, Zeus' uncle).
Source: Archnemesis Dad
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