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cosmogony

Pronunciation: /kɒzˈmɒgəni/

Definition of cosmogony

noun (plural cosmogonies)

[mass noun]
  • the branch of science that deals with the origin of the universe, especially the solar system: today the central questions of cosmology and cosmogony are being explored within the framework of the Big Bang theory
  • [count noun] a theory regarding the origin of the universe:in their cosmogony, the world was thought to be a square, flat surface

Derivatives

cosmogonic

Pronunciation: /-məˈgɒnɪk/

adjective

cosmogonical

Pronunciation: /-məˈgɒnɪk(ə)l/

adjective

cosmogonist

noun

Origin:

late 17th century: from Greek kosmogonia, from kosmos 'order or world' + -gonia '-begetting'

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Definition of cosmogony in the US English dictionary

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