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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kɔs.mos/
"Les mystères du cosmos fascinent les astronomes depuis des siècles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The universe seen as a well-ordered and harmonious whole.
"Astronomers study the vast expanse of the cosmos to understand the origins of stars and galaxies." - 2
A system of thought or a specific domain considered as an orderly universe.
"In his novels, he constructs a complex cosmos governed by its own unique physical and moral laws."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word kosmos, meaning 'order,' 'good order,' or 'arrangement,' and later coming to mean 'the universe' due to its harmonious structure. Introduced into philosophical and scientific discourse by thinkers like Pythagoras to denote the universe as an orderly and harmonious system rather than chaos. Over centuries, the term evolved to encompass the entire physical universe as well as any orderly, self-contained system.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cosmos" is said worldwide
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cosmos
Transliteration: /kɔs.mos/
"Les mystères du cosmos fascinent les astronomes depuis des siècles."
Kosmos
Transliteration: /ˈkɔsmɔs/
"Der Kosmos dehnt sich ständig aus."
cosmo
Transliteration: /ˈkɔz.mo/
"L'esplorazione del cosmo è una delle sfide più grandi dell'umanità."
cosmos
Transliteration: /ˈkos.mos/
"Las estrellas brillan intensamente en la inmensidad del cosmos."
cosmos
Transliteration: /ˈkɔz.mus/
"A humanidade sempre buscou respostas nos mistérios do cosmos."
ब्रह्मांड
Transliteration: brahmand
"वैज्ञानिक ब्रह्मांड के रहस्यों को सुलझाने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं।"
宇宙
Transliteration: yǔ zhòu
"人类对浩瀚的宇宙充满了无限的好奇。"
우주
Transliteration: u-ju
"우주의 신비는 끝이 없습니다."
宇宙
Transliteration: uchū
"私たちは広大な宇宙のほんの一部にすぎません。"
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