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cosmos.

The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒzmɒs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑzməs/General-American/ˈkɑzˌmoʊs/General-American/ˈkɒzmɔɪ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.

    countable
  2. The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order. A harmonious, ordered whole.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  3. Harmony, order.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cossmos (“the universe; the world”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “order; universe; the earth, the world; decoration, ornament”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to announce, proclaim; to put in order”). The plural form cosmoi is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόσμοι (kósmoi).

noun/ˈkɒzmɒs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑzməs/General-American/ˈkɑzˌmoʊs/General-American
  1. Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from translingual Cosmos (genus name), from New Latin cosmos, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “decoration, ornament; order; universe; the earth, the world”) (referring to its elegant leaves); see further at etymology 1.

noun/ˈkɒzməʊz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑzmoʊz/General-American
  1. plural of cosmo

    form-of · plural
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