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cos⋅mo⋅naut

  [koz-muh-nawt, -not]
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–noun
a Russian or Soviet astronaut.
Origin:
1955–60; cosmo- + (aero)naut, repr. Russ kosmonávt

Related forms:
cos⋅mo⋅nau⋅tic, adjective
cos⋅mo⋅nau⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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cos·mo·naut   (kŏz'mə-nôt')   
n.  A Russian or Soviet astronaut.

[Russian kosmonaut : Greek kosmos, universe + Greek nautēs, sailor; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.]
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cosmonaut

A crew member of a space mission launched by the former Soviet Union.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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