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Cousins, going forward when the cousins are one generation removed

Who is it? Relationship to you Common Ancestors
child of your sibling niece or nephew your parents
child of your first cousin first cousin once removed your grandparents
child of your second cousin second cousin once removed your great grandparents
child of your third cousin third cousin once removed your great great grandparents
child of your n-th cousin for n>3 n-th cousin once removed your (n-1) 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, a niece or a nephew is a zeroth cousin once removed.

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