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Cosmic \Cos"mic\ (k?z"m?k), Cosmical \Cos"mic*al\ (-m?-kal), a.
[Gr. kosmiko`s of the world, fr. ko`smos: cf. F. cosmique.
See {Cosmos}.]
1. Pertaining to the universe, and having special reference
to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious
system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly.
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2. Pertaining to the solar system as a whole, and not to the
earth alone.
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3. Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably
great; vast; as, cosmic speed. "Cosmic ranges of time."
--Tyndall.
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4. (Astron.) Rising or setting with the sun; -- the opposite
of {acronycal}.
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5. of unsurpassed size, extent, or significance; vast; as, of
cosmic proportions; of cosmic importance.
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