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cosmos1

Syllabification: (cos·mos)
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Definition of cosmos

noun

(the cosmos)
  • the universe seen as a well-ordered whole:he sat staring deep into the void, reminding himself of his place in the cosmos
  • a system of thought:the new gender-free intellectual cosmos

Origin:

Middle English: from Greek kosmos 'order or world'

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