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cosmo

Greek

world, universe, order

Variants:cosmocosmos
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From Greek kosmos (world, universe, order, ornament). The Greeks saw the universe as an ordered, beautiful whole — hence kosmos meant both 'world' and 'decoration'. Cosmic (of the universe), cosmopolitan (citizen of the world), and cosmos (the universe as ordered system) all derive from this. Cosmetics (from the same root) originally meant 'the art of adorning/ordering'.

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cosmic

Relating to the universe; inconceivably vast

cosmos

The universe as an ordered and harmonious system

cosmopolitan

At ease in many cultures; involving people from all over the world

cosmopolitanism

The belief in being a citizen of the world, free from national prejudice