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cos⋅mog⋅ra⋅phy

  [koz-mog-ruh-fee]
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–noun, plural -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; ME < Gk kosmographía description of the world. See cosmo-, -graphy

Related forms:
cos⋅mog⋅ra⋅pher, cos⋅mog⋅ra⋅phist, noun
cos⋅mo⋅graph⋅ic  [koz-muh-graf-ik] , cos⋅mo⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
cos⋅mo⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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cos·mog·ra·phy   (kŏz-mŏg'rə-fē)   
n.   pl. cos·mog·ra·phies

  1. The study of the visible universe that includes geography and astronomy.

  2. A general description or depiction of the world or universe: "a full-blown cosmography in which Earth is 'the garbage dump of the universe'" (Mark Muro).

cos·mog'ra·pher n., cos'mo·graph'ic (-mə-grāf'ĭk), cos'mo·graph'i·cal adj., cos'mo·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
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