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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

cos·mos¹ / ˈkäzməs; -ˌmōs; -ˌmäs/ • n. (the cosmos) the universe seen as a well-ordered whole. ∎ a system of thought. cos·mos² • n. an ornamental plant (genus Cosmos) of the daisy family with single or double dahlialike flowers.

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cosmos The Universe as a whole, which astronomers seek to understand by the application of physical theories.

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Cosmos (Gk. ‘order’) Universe considered as an ordered whole. Plato and Aristotle conceived of the universe as ordered by an intelligent principle. The conviction of an ordered nature became the basis of modern natural science.

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