cosmo

cosmo-

a combining form meaning “world,” “universe,” used in the formation of compound words: cosmography; in contemporary usage, sometimes representing Russian kosmo-, it may mean “outer space,” “space travel,” or “cosmic ray”: cosmonaut.
Also, especially before a vowel, cosm-.
Compare astro-.


Origin:
< Greek kosmo-, combining form of kósmos cosmos

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cosmo- or (before a vowel) cosm-
 
combining form
indicating the world or universe: cosmology; cosmonaut; cosmography
 
[from Greek: cosmos]
 
cosm- or (before a vowel) cosm-
 
combining form
 
[from Greek: cosmos]

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cosmo-
prefix (before a vowel cosm-), from Gk. kosmos (see cosmos).
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Cosmo
Cosmopolitan
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