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cosmogony /kɒzˈmɒgəni/
▶noun (pl. cosmogonies) the branch of science concerned with the origin of the universe, especially the solar system.
– derivatives
cosmogonic /-məˈgɒnɪk/ adjective,
cosmogonical /-məˈgɒnɪk(ə)l/ adjective,
cosmogonist noun.
cosmogonic /-məˈgɒnɪk/ adjective,
cosmogonical /-məˈgɒnɪk(ə)l/ adjective,
cosmogonist noun.
– origin C17: from Gk kosmogonia, from kosmos ‘order or world’ + -gonia ‘-begetting’.
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