cos|mog|ra|phy

cos|mog|ra|phy
cos|mog|ra|phy «koz MOG ruh fee», noun.
1. the science that deals with the general appearance and structure of the universe. Cosmography includes astronomy, geography, and geology.
2. plural -phies. a description of the general features of the earth or the universe.
[< Greek kosmographíā < kósmos world + graphíā drawing, delineation < gráphein draw, write]

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  • cos — an·te·cos·ta; au·to·cos·mic; bel·li·cos·i·ty; ca·thol·i·cos; ce·cos·to·my; cer·cos·po·ra; cer·cos·po·rel·la; cer·cos·po·ri·o·sis; chas·ta·cos·ta; coc·cos·te·an; coc·cos·te·us; co·cos; cor·ti·cos·ter·one; COs; COS; cos·cet; cos·ci·no·dis·ca·ce·ae; …   English syllables

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