"paracosmic" meaning in English

See paracosmic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more paracosmic [comparative], most paracosmic [superlative]
Etymology: paracosm + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|paracosm|ic}} paracosm + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} paracosmic (comparative more paracosmic, superlative most paracosmic)
  1. Of, related to, or characteristic of a paracosm.
    Sense id: en-paracosmic-en-adj-MT4ipOwZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

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