megacosm

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noun

A macrocosm.

OriginAncient Greek μεγα- →
First used 17th c.Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounmegacosm (plural megacosms)

plural megacosms

  1. archaichistoricalA macrocosm.First known use 17th c.

    Howsoever, over their cloistering walls and into the map of the megacosm, the two professors continued to launch their cadres of spellbound familiars and enslaved disciples.

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 255

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμεγα-
  2. Englishmegacosm

From French mégacosme, ultimately from Ancient Greek μεγα- (mega-) + κόσμος (kósmos).

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Translations

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APA

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Chicago

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