Cosmic Meaning
/ˈkɒz.mɪk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
adjCharacteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast.
Sentence Examples
If the universe is a cosmic egg, then who laid it?
If the universe is a cosmic egg, who laid it?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The telescope explores the ____ radiation left over from the Big Bang.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
If the universe is a ____ egg, then who laid it?
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-der. Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos Ancient Greek κόσμ(ος) (kósm(os)) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós)bor. English cosmic Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The human understanding, for example—the faculty which Mr. Spencer has turned so skillfully round upon its own antecedents—is itself a result of the play between organism and environment through cosmic ranges of time."
— 1874 October, John Tyndall, “Inaugural Address before the British Association”, in Popular Science, page 683:
"Humpty Dumpty is the cosmic egg, the wall, the edge between transcendence and existence. As nothing breaks up into the world of things, the movement toward entropy becomes irreversible."
— 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 9:
"“It's called transdimentional awareness,” Jay contributed to the conversation, “and it's like totally cosmic man.”"
— 1999, John W. Milor, Apparition, page 272:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The telescope explores the ____ radiation left over from the Big Bang.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
If the universe is a ____ egg, then who laid it?