'Cosmogony' definitions:

Definition of 'cosmogony'

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noun
The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe [syn: cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny]

Definition of 'Cosmogony'

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  • Cosmogony \Cos*mog"o*ny\ (-n?), n.; pl. Cosmogonies (-n?z). [Gr. kosmogoni`a; ko`smos the world + root of gi`gnesthai to be born: cf. F. cosmogonie.] The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of such creation; as, the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid; the cosmogonies of Thales, Anaxagoras, and Plato. [1913 Webster]
  • The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled philosophers of all ages. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]

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