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Cosmos

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒzmɒs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑzməs, -moʊs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kozməs, -mōs)

Inflections of 'cosmos' (n):
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cosmos /ˈkɒzmɒs/ n
  1. any of various types of Soviet satellite, including Cosmos 1 (launched 1962) and nearly 2000 subsequent satellites
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cos•mos /ˈkɑzməs, -moʊs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable;
usually singular;
the + ~]
, pl. -mos, -mos•es. 
  1. the universe when it is thought of as an orderly, structured system:intelligent life in the cosmos.
See -cosm-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cos•mos  (kozməs, -mōs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mos, -mos•es for 2, 4.
  1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system.
  2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system.
  3. order;
    harmony.
  4. Plant Biologyany composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical America, some species of which, as C. bipannatus and C. sulphureus, are cultivated for their showy ray flowers.
  5. AerospaceAlso, Kosmos. (cap.)one of a long series of Soviet satellites that have been launched into orbit around the earth.
  • Greek kósmos order, form, arrangement, the world or universe
  • Middle English 1150–1200

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cosmos /ˈkɒzmɒs/ n
  1. the world or universe considered as an ordered system
  2. any ordered system
  3. harmony; order
  4. ( pl -mos, -moses) any tropical American plant of the genus Cosmos, cultivated as garden plants for their brightly coloured flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek kosmos order, world, universe
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