Cosmogony

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The astrophysical study of the origin and evolution of the universe.
  • noun. A specific theory or model of the origin and evolution of the universe.
  • noun. A philosophical, religious, or mythical explanation of the origin of the universe.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The theory or science of the origin of the universe, or of its present constitution and order; a doctrine or account of the creation; specifically, the doctrine that the universe had a beginning in time.
  • noun. The origination of the universe; creation.
  • noun. Synonyms See cosmology.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of such creation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
  • noun. Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
  • noun. The creation of the universe.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
  • Word Usage
    "Originally, it opened with the three Bone cousins, Fone, Phoney, and Smiley Bone, lost in the desert after being run out of Boneville; the new version begins with a lengthy, dull cutscene in which Thorn gives a narration of Bone's cosmogony from the text of Crown of Horns."
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