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COSMOGONICAL

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cos⋅mog⋅o⋅ny

  [koz-mog-uh-nee]
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–noun, plural -nies.
a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.
Origin:
1860–65; < Gk kosmogonía creation of the world. See cosmo-, -gony

Related forms:
cos⋅mog⋅o⋅nal, cos⋅mo⋅gon⋅ic  [koz-muh-gon-ik] , cos⋅mo⋅gon⋅i⋅cal, adjective
cos⋅mog⋅o⋅nist, noun
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cos·mog·o·ny   (kŏz-mŏg'ə-nē)   
n.   pl. cos·mog·o·nies

  1. The astrophysical study of the origin and evolution of the universe.

  2. A specific theory or model of the origin and evolution of the universe.

cos'mo·gon'ic (-mə-gŏn'ĭk), cos'mo·gon'i·cal adj., cos'mo·gon'i·cal·ly adv., cos·mog'o·nist n.
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