Etymology

cosmothetic

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Today it means: Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κόσμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόσμος“universe”
  2. English todaycosmothetic

Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement, arrangement”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκόσμος all →

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