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cos·mog·ra·phy
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kɒzˈmɒg
rə
fi
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noun,
plural
cos·mog·ra·phies.
1.
a science that describes and maps the main features of the heavens and the earth, including astronomy, geography, and geology.
2.
a description or representation of the main features of the universe.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Greek
kosmographía
description of the world.
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cosmo-
,
-graphy
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cos·mog·ra·pher,
cos·mog·ra·phist,
noun
cos·mo·graph·ic
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ɪk
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cos·mo·graph·i·cal,
adjective
cos·mo·graph·i·cal·ly,
adverb
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cosmography
(kɒzˈmɒɡrəfɪ)
—
n
1.
a representation of the world or the universe
2.
the science dealing with the whole order of nature
cos'mographer
—
n
cos'mographist
—
n
cosmographic
—
adj
cosmo'graphical
—
adj
cosmo'graphically
—
adv
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