cosmic
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cosmic
- /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ UK
- /ˈkɑz.mɪk/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈkɔz.mɪk/ Australia
- /ˈkɒz.mək/ New Zealand
- [ˈkɔ̟z.mək] New Zealand
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-der.
Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos
Ancient Greek κόσμ(ος) (kósm(os))
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)
Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós)bor.
English cosmic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós).
adjective more cosmic · most cosmic
- Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
- Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast. cosmic speed
- Of or relating to abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas. Humpty Dumpty is the cosmic egg, the wall, the edge between transcendence and existence. As nothing breaks up into the world of things, the movement toward entropy becomes irreversible.
- Rising or setting with the sun; not acronycal.
