cosmical

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cos⋅mic

[koz-mik]

–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to the cosmos: cosmic laws.

2.	characteristic of the cosmos or its phenomena: cosmic events.

3.	immeasurably extended in time and space; vast.

4.	forming a part of the material universe, esp. outside of the earth.

Also, cos⋅mi⋅cal.

Origin:
1640–50; < Gk kosmikós worldly, universal, equiv. to kósm(os) world, arrangement + -ikos -ic

Related forms:

cos⋅mi⋅cal⋅i⋅ty [koz-mi-kal-i-tee]

, noun

cos⋅mi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
3. immense, enormous, stupendous.

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cos·mic (kŏz'mĭk)

adj.

Of or relating to the regions of the universe distinct from the Earth.
Infinitely or inconceivably extended; vast: "a coming together of heads of government to take up the cosmic business of nations" (Meg Greenfield).

[Greek kosmikos, from kosmos, universe.]
cos'mi·cal·ly adv.

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Slang Dictionary

cosmic

mod.
excellent; powerful. : This pizza is absolutely cosmic!

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

cosmic

1649, see cosmos. Originally "of this world;" sense of "of the universe" is from 1874.

Science Dictionary

cosmic (kŏz'mĭk) Pronunciation Key
Relating to the universe or the objects in it.

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