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cosmogonist
[
koz-
mog
-
uh
-nee
]
cos·mog·o·ny
/
kɒzˈmɒg
ə
ni
/
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[
koz-
mog
-
uh
-nee
]
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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
Related forms
cos·mog·o·nal,
cos·mo·gon·ic
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ˌkɒz
məˈgɒn
ɪk
/
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[
koz-m
uh
-
gon
-ik
]
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,
cos·mo·gon·i·cal,
adjective
cos·mog·o·nist,
noun
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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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