Beginning for cosmic (3 letters)

{ Answer }

NEO

{ Related Clues }

___-Darwinism
Modernist
Artist's prefix
Avant-gardist
Classic preceder
Classical beginning
Con's opening?
Conservative leader?
Hero of "The Matrix"
"The Matrix" role
Modern: Prefix
A new beginning
New beginning?
Opposite of paleo-
Platonic preceder
Prefix with classical
Prefix with colonial
Prefix with conservative
Prefix with natal
Prefix with realism
Recent: Prefix
Revivalist, for short
Revivalist, of sorts
Art style prefix
New: Comb. form
Prefix with lith and plastic
Prefix with plasm or classic

{ Tags }

avant, beginning, classic, classical, comb, conservative, form, gardist, leader, lithic, matrix, modernist, natal, neo, new, opposite, paleo, prefix, recent, role, start

{ Notes }

The answer NEO is very common and appears about once every 41.5 puzzles.

{ Definition }

NEO as an adjective:

1. (used as a combining form) recent or new; "`neo' is a combining form in words like `neocolonialism'"