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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe;
[syn: cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cosmogony n 1: the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe [syn: cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny]