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cosmography

noun cos·mog·ra·phy \ käz-ˈmä-grə-fē \

Definition of cosmography

plural cosmographies
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

play \käz-ˈmä-grə-fər\ noun
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cosmographic

play \ˌkäz-mə-ˈgra-fik\ or cosmographical play \ˌkäz-mə-ˈgra-fi-kəl\ adjective

Origin and Etymology of cosmography

Middle English cosmographie, from Late Latin cosmographia, from Greek kosmographia, from kosmos + -graphia -graphy

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  1. Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about cosmography

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