once removed

Adjective

Meaning

once removed (not comparable)

One generation apart.
Phil and Andre are first cousins once removed.

once-removed (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of once removed

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

once-removed

Examples

Metaphor is reality once removed. Pat Murphy

A marriage between Henry and Eleanor's daughter Marie had earlier been declared impossible due to their status as third cousins once removed. Source: Internet

Paper tape canister Paper tape canister, designed to securely distribute cryptographic keys The paper tape canister is a tamper resistant container from which the contents may manually be dispensed but which prohibits reinsertion of a tape once removed. Source: Internet

Though Frodo was actually "his first and second cousin once removed either way", Improper reference format the two regarded each other as uncle and nephew. Source: Internet

Seedlings that were once removed by ecological selection now become favored, because the shaded forest floor has become ideal for such shade tolerant species. Source: Internet

This one is a gift from what we’ll call Emily’s grandmother-in-law once removed (I have no idea if there’s a word for what my mother-in-law is to Emily). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

once or twice once over lightly once per week once sense organ once upon a time once yearly