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cosmonaut definition

cos·mo·naut (käz′mə nôt′, -nät′)

noun

a Soviet or Russian astronaut

Etymology: Russ kosmonavt < kosmo-, cosmo- + -navt < Gr nautēs, sailor: see nautical

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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