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cosmogony
cos·mog·o·ny [ koz móggənee ] (plural cos·mog·o·nies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. study of universe's origin: the study of the origin of the universe or of a part of it
2. theory of universe's origin: a theory that seeks to explain the origin of the universe
[Late 17th century. < Greek kosmogonia "creation of the world" < kosmos "universe"]

cos·mo·gon·ic [ kòzmə gónnik ] adjective
cos·mo·gon·i·cal adjective
cos·mo·gon·i·cal·ly adverb
cos·mog·o·nist noun
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