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κόσμος

[kóz.mos]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. order
  2. lawful order, government
  3. mode, fashion
  4. ornament, decoration
Examples

ὁ κόσμος ἐστὶ καλός.

The order is beautiful.

Pronunciationkóz.mos

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteIn later philosophical contexts, this word also came to mean the universe or the world.

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