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Two or more things that are closely akin or very similar. For example, They may be made by different manufacturers, but these two cars are kissing cousins . This metaphoric term alludes to a distant relative who is well known enough to be greeted with a kiss. [c. 1930]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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