transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäz-məs, 1 & 2 also ]
-ˌmōs, -ˌmäs noun
Etymology: Greek kosmos
Date: 1596
1.
a. : universe 1
b.
(1) : an orderly harmonious systematic universe — compare chaos
(2) : order , harmony
2. : a complex orderly self-inclusive system
3. plural cosmos -məs, -məz also cos·mos·es -mə-səz
[New Latin, genus name, from Greek kosmos ]
: any of a genus ( Cosmos ) of tropical American composite herbs ; especially : a widely cultivated tall annual ( C. bipinnatus ) with yellow or red disks and showy ray flowers
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cosmos 3
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