cosm-

1 of 2

combining form

variants or cosmo-

: world : universe

cosmorama

cosmogenesis

-cosm

2 of 2

noun combining form

ˌkäzəm

plural -s

: world

microcosm

loxocosm

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

Middle English (in cosmographie cosmography), from Latin cosm-, Late Latin cosmo-, from Greek kosm-, kosmo-, from kosmos

Noun combining form

Middle English -cosme, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin -cosmus, from Greek kosmos

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