the study of the origin and development of the universe or of a particular system in the universe, such as the solar system
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cos•mog•o•ny /kɑzˈmɑgəni/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -nies.
cos•mog•o•nist, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Astronomya theory or story of the origin of the universe.
cos•mog•o•nist, n. [countable]
cos•mog•o•ny
(koz mog′ə nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies.
cos•mog′o•nal, cos•mo•gon•ic
(koz′mə gon′ik),USA pronunciation cos′mo•gon′i•cal, adj.
cos•mog′o•nist, n.
- a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.
- Greek kosmogonía creation of the world. See cosmo-, -gony
- 1860–65;
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