Your Second cousins children or parents are your "second cousin once removed". To be first, second, third, etc. cousins, you have to share a common Grandparent, Great Grandparent, etc. Everyone else would be once, twice, three (etc.) times removed. (So,,,,, your third cousins grand parent or grand child would be your "Third cousin twice removed").
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