kissing cousin

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Определение kissing cousin в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

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

Связанные Термины

kissing cousins

plural form of kissing cousin

Расстановка переносов

kissing cous·in

Турецкое произношение

kîsîng kʌzın

Синонимы

kissing kin

Произношение

/ˈkəsəɴɢ ˈkəzən/ /ˈkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzən/