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cos·mog·o·ny

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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

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—Related forms

cos·mog·o·nal, cos·mo·gon·ic

Audio Help [koz-muh-gon-ik] Pronunciation Key, cos·mo·gon·i·cal, adjective

cos·mog·o·nist, noun

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cos·mog·o·ny Audio Help (kŏz-mŏg'ə-nē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. cos·mog·o·nies

The astrophysical study of the origin and evolution of the universe.
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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cosmogony
noun
the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe [syn: cosmology]

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cosmogony Audio Help (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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