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cosm-
1- variant of cosmo- before a vowel:
cosmism.
-cosm
2- variant of cosmo- as final element of a compound word:
microcosm.
Example Sentences
On the west of the city are the garitas of San Cosm and Belen.
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Words That Use -cosm
What does -cosm mean?
The combining form -cosm is used like a suffix meaning “world” or “universe.” It is very occasionally used in scientific and technical terms.
The form -cosm comes from Greek kósmos, meaning “order, good order, government, world order, the universe.”
What are variants of -cosm?
When used as the first combining form in a term, -cosm becomes cosmo- or cosm-, as in cosmography. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article on cosmo-.
Examples of -cosm
An example of a word you may have encountered that features -cosm is microcosm, “a little world; a world in miniature.” Microcosm comes from Medieval Latin mīcrocosmus, which uses the equivalent of -cosm in that language.
The micro- part of the word means “small,” from Greek mīkrós. The -cosm portion of the word means “world,” as we know. Microcosm literally translates to “small world.”
What are some words that use the combining form -cosm?
- benthocosm
- macrocosm (using the equivalent form of -cosm in Medieval Latin)
- mesocosm
- paracosm
What are some other forms that -cosm may be commonly confused with?
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