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What kind of cousins are we?

Permalink Submitted by Anonymous on August 13, 2014

My paternal grandfather's brother is my cousin's great grandfather. In this same example, one set of my great-grandparents are my cousin's great-great grandparents. Are we third cousins 1x removed?

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