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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycos·mic \ˈkäz-mik\ adjectivealso cos·mi·cal \-mi-kəl\ ETYMOLOGY Greek kosmikos, from kosmos order, universe DATE 16851. a. of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone b. of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas2. characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness a cosmic thinker cosmic boredom• cos·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverbEnglish Etymologycosmic 1640s; see cosmos. Originally "of this world;" sense of "of the universe" is from 1874.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7cosmiccos·mic / 5kCzmik; NAmE 5kB:z- / adjective[usually before noun] 1. connected with the whole universe 宇宙的: Do you believe in a cosmic plan? 你相信冥冥中的安排吗？ 2. very great and important 巨大且重要的: This was disaster on a cosmic scale. 这是塌天大祸。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcos·mic\ˈkäzmik, -mēk\ adjectiveEtymology: Greek kosmikos of the universe, from kosmos order, universe + -ikos -ic1. : of, from, or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone; sometimes: of, from, or relating to the cosmos as an ordered system or the cosmos outside the solar system < in addition to these general cosmic theories there were particular problems, above all that of the diurnal rotation of the earth — Douglas Bush > < the misty radiance of a setting sun, whose streamers are like the spokes of some gigantic cosmic wheel — J.L.Lowes >2. : characteristic of the cosmos : of a magnitude universally transcending or subsuming : vast, unfathomed, infinite, grand, grandiose < anthropomorphism … making man the central aim or goal of the whole cosmic process — M.R.Cohen > < an abiding illness of the 20th century democratic man — a cosmic boredom — Albert Hubbell >3. : relating to cosmismSynonyms: see universal

Cosmic Universe Relating Adjective Earth Of Cos·Mic Greek