paracosm.
A detailed imaginary world, especially one created by a child.
Meaning & usage
A detailed imaginary world, especially one created by a child.
Where this word comes from
From English para- (prefix meaning ‘alongside, beside’) (from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, prefix meaning ‘beside’)) + English cosm(os) (“universe”) (from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “the earth, world; universe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱems-, *ḱens- (“to put in order”)).
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