cosmogony
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noun \käz-ˈmä-gə-nē\ plural cos·mog·o·nies
Definition of COSMOGONY
1
: a theory of the origin of the universe
2
: the creation or origin of the world or universe
— cos·mo·gon·ic \ˌkäz-mə-ˈgä-nik\ or cos·mo·gon·i·cal \-ni-kəl\ adjective
— cos·mog·o·nist \käz-ˈmä-gə-nist\ noun
Origin of COSMOGONY
New Latin cosmogonia, from Greek kosmogonia, from kosmos + gonos offspring; akin to Greek genos race — more at kin
First Known Use: 1696
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