cosmogonies\'

[koz-mog-uh-nee]

cos·mog·o·ny

[koz-mog-uh-nee]
noun, plural cos·mog·o·nies.
a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.

Origin:
1860–65; < Greek kosmogonía creation of the world. See cosmo-, -gony

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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Cosmogonies' is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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cosmogony   (kŏz-mŏg'ə-nē)  Pronunciation Key 
The branch of cosmology that studies the origin of the universe and the larger objects found within it, such as the solar system.
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