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paracosm

pa·ra·cosm

UK/ˈpæɹəˌkɒz(ə)m/ US/ˈpæɹəˌkɑz(ə)m/ uncommon

noun

1.

a prolonged fantasy world invented by children; can have a definite geography and language and history

Origin

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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