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cosmonautically
cos·mo·naut
/
ˈkɒz
məˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt
/
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[
koz
-m
uh
-nawt, -not
]
Show IPA
noun
a Russian or Soviet astronaut.
Origin:
1955–60;
cosmo-
+
(aero)naut
, representing
Russian
kosmonávt
Related forms
cos·mo·nau·tic,
adjective
cos·mo·nau·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
astronaut
,
cosmonaut.
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World English Dictionary
cosmonaut
(ˈkɒzməˌnɔːt)
—
n
an astronaut, esp in the former Soviet Union
[C20: from Russian
kosmonavt,
from
cosmo-
+ Greek
nautēs
sailor; compare
Argonaut
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
cosmonaut
1959, Anglicization of Rus. kosmonavt, ult. from Gk. kosmos (see
cosmos
) + nautes "sailor" (see
naval
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
cosmonaut definition
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.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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