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cosmos
noun cos·mos \ˈkäz-məs, 1 & 2 also -ˌmōs, -ˌmäs\
the cosmos : the universe especially when it is understood as an ordered system
: a tall plant that has usually white, pink, or red flowers
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: a complex orderly self-inclusive system
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plural cosmos \-məs, -məz\ also cos·mos·es \-mə-səz\ [New Latin, genus name, from Greek kosmos] : any of a genus (Cosmos) of tropical American composite herbs; especially : a widely cultivated tall annual (C. bipinnatus) with yellow or red disks and showy ray flowers
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Origin of COSMOS
Greek kosmos
First Known Use: 1596
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Rhymes with COSMOS
bathos, benthos, bugloss, chaos, Chios, Delos, demos, Ellás, emboss, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, Hyksos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, mythos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, straw boss, telos, topos, tripos
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cosmos
noun cos·mos \ˈkäz-məs, 1 is also -ˌmōs, -ˌmäs\
Definition of COSMOS for Kids
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: the universe especially as thought of as an orderly system
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: a tall garden plant related to the daisies that has showy white, pink, or rose-colored flower heads
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