cosmogony

(käz mägə nē)

noun

  1. the study of the origin of the universe
  2. pl. cosmogonies a theory or account of this: an ancient Greek cosmogony

Origin: Gr kosmogonia, creation of the world < kosmogonos < kosmos, universe + -gonos, -gony

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See cosmogony in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. cos·mog·o·nies
  1. The astrophysical study of the origin and evolution of the universe.
  2. A specific theory or model of the origin and evolution of the universe.

Related Forms:

  • cosˌmo·gonˈic (-mə-gŏnˈĭk), cosˌmo·gonˈi·cal adjective
  • cosˌmo·gonˈi·cal·ly adverb
  • cos·mogˈo·nist noun

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