cosmogonist

[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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Cosmogonist is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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cosmogony (kɒzˈmɒɡənɪ)
 
n , pl -nies
1.  the study of the origin and development of the universe or of a particular system in the universe, such as the solar system
2.  a theory of such an origin or evolution
 
[C17: from Greek kosmogonia, from cosmo- + gonos creation]
 
cos'mogonal
 
adj
 
cosmogonic
 
adj
 
cosmo'gonical
 
adj
 
cos'mogonist
 
n

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