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Cousins, going backward when the cousins are one generation removed

Who is it? Relationship to you Common Ancestors
sibling of your parent aunt or uncle your grandparents
first cousin of your parent first cousin once removed your great grandparents
second cousin of your parent second cousin once removed your great great grandparents
third cousin of your parent third cousin once removed your great great great grandparents
n-th cousin of your parent for n>3 n-th cousin once removed your n times great grandparents

Note that we could speak of zeroth cousins instead of siblings.  A sibling relationship is exactly the same kind of relationship as is a cousin relationship.  It's just that siblings are one generation closer than are first cousins.  Similarly, an aunt or an  uncle is a zeroth cousin once removed.

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