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cos·mos (käz′məs; for 1-3, also, -mōs′, -mäs′)

noun

  1. the universe considered as a harmonious and orderly system
  2. Rare harmony; order
  3. any complete and orderly system
  4. pl. cosmos cos′·mos any of a genus (Cosmos) of tropical American plants of the composite family, with featherlike leaves and heads of white, pink, or purple flowers

Etymology: ME < Gr kosmos, universe, harmony

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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