cosmonaut

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(käz′mə nôt′, -nät′)

noun

a Soviet or Russian astronaut

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

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noun
A Russian or Soviet astronaut.

Origin:

Origin: Russian kosmonaut

Origin: : Greek kosmos, universe

Origin: + Greek nautēs, sailor; see nāu- in Indo-European roots

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