cousins
nounEtymology
From cousin + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense forms of verbs). The plural noun noun 1 sense 1 (“American or British intelligence services”) was popularized in the works of the English author John le Carré (David John Moore Cornwell; 1930–2020).
- derived from cousin, cousine
- derived from cusin, cosin, cousin
Definitions
The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British…
The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective).
plural of cousin
third-person singular simple present indicative of cousin
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A surname from Middle English.
Alternative letter-case form of cousins (“the American intelligence services (from a…
Alternative letter-case form of cousins (“the American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective)”).
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA