cos·mog·ra·phy | \ käz-ˈmä-grə-fē 
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\ plural cosmographies
Definition of cosmography
1 : a general description of the world or of the universe
2 : the science that deals with the constitution of the whole order of nature
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cosmographer \ käz-ˈmä-grə-fər \ noun
\ nouncosmographic \ ˌkäz-mə-ˈgra-fik \ or cosmographical \ ˌkäz-mə-ˈgra-fi-kəl \ adjective
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The first known use of cosmography was in the 14th century
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