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Meaning of COSMOGRAPHY

Pronunciation:  kâz'mâgrufee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the cosmography of Ptolemy"
  2. [n]  the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy)
 
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 See Also: natural science, representation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cos*mog"ra*phy\ (k?z-m?g"r?-f?), n.; pl.
{Cosmographies} (-f?z). [Gr. ???; ??? the world + ??? to
write: cf. F. cosmographie.]
A description of the world or of the universe; or the science
which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds,
or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts.
 
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