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cosmic

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cos·mic  (kzmk) also cos·mi·cal (-m-kl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the universe, especially as distinct from Earth.
2. Infinitely or inconceivably extended; vast: "a coming together of heads of government to take up the cosmic business of nations" Meg Greenfield.

[Greek kosmikos, from kosmos, universe.]

cosmi·cal·ly adv.

cosmic
Adjective
1. of or relating to the whole universe: the cosmic order
2. occurring in or coming from outer space: cosmic dust

cosmic  (kzmk)
Relating to the universe or the objects in it.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cosmic - of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe; "cosmic laws"; "cosmic catastrophe"; "cosmic rays"
2.cosmic - inconceivably extended in space or time
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

cosmic
adjective 1. extraterrestrial, stellar
Translations
Spanish cosmic [ˈkɔzmɪk] adjcósmico
French cosmic [ˈkɔzmɪk] adjcosmique
German cosmic [ˈkɔzmɪk] adjkosmisch
Italian cosmic [ˈkɔzmɪk] adjcosmico/a

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There was something cosmic in such things, and there was something cosmic in him.
James Wilson MacPhail, but many reasons why we should watch with a very close and interested attention every indication of change in those cosmic surroundings upon which our own ultimate fate may depend.
Or he may see intellectual spectres and phantoms that are cosmic and logical and that take the forms of syllogisms.
 
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