Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fourth cousin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
fourth -cousin
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of people who have a common great-great-great-grandparent.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does fourth cousin mean?
Any of a number of people who have a common great-great-great-grandparent.

How to pronounce fourth cousin

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