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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkʌzn̩s/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkʌz(ə)ns/ [General-American], /ˈkʌzɪns/ [General-American], [ˈkʰɐz.ɹ̩ns] (note: US, weak vowel merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cousins.wav
Etymology: 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 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). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|pluralia tantum}} pluralia tantum, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|third-person}} third-person, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{glossary|indicative}} indicative, {{glossary|present tense}} present tense, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{suffix|en|cousin|s|id2=pluralia tantum|pos2=suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense forms of verbs}} cousin + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense forms of verbs), {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|espionage}} sense 1 Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} cousins pl (plural only)
  1. (espionage, slang) The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective). Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Espionage Synonyms: Cousins
    Sense id: en-cousins-en-noun-en:espionage Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 1 43 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 45 18 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum): 41 22 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 58 2 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 1 42 Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkʌzn̩s/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkʌz(ə)ns/ [General-American], /ˈkʌzɪns/ [General-American], [ˈkʰɐz.ɹ̩ns] (note: US, weak vowel merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cousins.wav
Etymology: 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 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). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|pluralia tantum}} pluralia tantum, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|third-person}} third-person, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{glossary|indicative}} indicative, {{glossary|present tense}} present tense, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{suffix|en|cousin|s|id2=pluralia tantum|pos2=suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense forms of verbs}} cousin + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense forms of verbs), {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|espionage}} sense 1 Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} cousins
  1. plural of cousin Tags: form-of, plural Form of: cousin
    Sense id: en-cousins-en-noun-h9GXTt1d Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum) Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 45 18 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum): 41 22 37

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkʌzn̩s/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkʌz(ə)ns/ [General-American], /ˈkʌzɪns/ [General-American], [ˈkʰɐz.ɹ̩ns] (note: US, weak vowel merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cousins.wav
Etymology: 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 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). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|pluralia tantum}} pluralia tantum, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|third-person}} third-person, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{glossary|indicative}} indicative, {{glossary|present tense}} present tense, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{suffix|en|cousin|s|id2=pluralia tantum|pos2=suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense forms of verbs}} cousin + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense forms of verbs), {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|espionage}} sense 1 Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cousins
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cousin Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: cousin
    Sense id: en-cousins-en-verb-z4WUIMqE Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum) Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 45 18 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum): 41 22 37

Noun [French]

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  1. plural of cousin Tags: form-of, masculine, plural Form of: cousin
    Sense id: en-cousins-fr-noun-h9GXTt1d Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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