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- noun Alternative spelling of
cousin sister .
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Examples
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My cousin-sister Reena got hitched off to a boy in the next village.
THE WHITE TIGER Aravind Adiga 2008
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The family had taken a big loan from the Stork so they could have a lavish wedding and a lavish dowry for my cousin-sister.
THE WHITE TIGER Aravind Adiga 2008
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A literal reading of a sentence like this is borne out by Victor's projected, familially approved union with his cousin-sister Elizabeth, not to mention the addition of Caroline Beaufort to the Frankenstein family first as Alphonse's daughter, then as his wifeas if entering the family were the prerequisite for becoming a sexual partner.
Patriarchal Fantasy and the Fecal Child in Mary Shelley's _Frankenstein_ and its Adaptations 2003
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His cousin-sister Mary had been sent to a day-school when Mrs. Ruskin's lessons were superseded by Dr. Andrews, and she had learnt enough drawing to attempt a view of the hotel at Matlock, a thing which John could not do.
The Life of John Ruskin Collingwood, W G 1911
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His cousin-sister Mary had been sent to a day-school when Mrs. Ruskin's lessons were superseded by Dr. Andrews, and she had learnt enough drawing to attempt a view of the hotel at Matlock, a thing which John could not do.
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That happened after my cousin-sister Meera’s wedding.
THE WHITE TIGER Aravind Adiga 2008
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When we were a short way from the house, I said: "I've come to spend several days with you, my cousin-sister.
The Touchstone of Fortune Charles Major 1884
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