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  1.       
 Cosmic (k?zˈm?k), Cosmical (-m?-kal),  a. [Gr. κοσμικός of the world, fr. κόσμος: 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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