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Cousins, going forward when the cousins are two generation removed

Who is it? Relationship to you Common Ancestors
grandchild of your sibling grandniece or grandnephew your parents
grandchild of your first cousin first cousin twice removed your grandparents
grandchild of your second cousin second cousin twice removed your great grandparents
grandchild of your third cousin third cousin twice removed your great great grandparents
grandchild of your n-th cousin for n>3 n-th cousin twice 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 grandniece or a grandnephew is a zeroth cousin twice removed.

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