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cosmos

cos·mos

UK/ˈkɒzməʊz/ US/ˈkɑzmoʊz/ fairly common

noun

1.

everything that exists anywhere

  • “they study the evolution of the universe”
  • “the biggest tree in existence”
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2.

any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals

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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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