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cosmos

/ˈkɒzmɒs/ noun

In Latin: mundus Wiktionary

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

noun

  1. Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves.

noun

  1. plural of cosmo

Origin

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).

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