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Definition of kissing cousin in English English dictionary
- A similar or related thing
Silicon is a “kissing cousin” of carbon. Notice it immediately below carbon in the Periodic Table. The arrangement of silicon’s outer electrons resembles those of carbon. For this reason, silicon and carbon are chemically similar.
- A relatively distant relative who is familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss
- someone you are not closely related to, but whom you know well
- a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss
- kissing cousins
- plural form of kissing cousin
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kissing cous·inTurkish pronunciation
kîsîng kʌzınSynonyms
kissing kinPronunciation
/ˈkəsəɴɢ ˈkəzən/ /ˈkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzən/
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