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Cosmogony
Pronunciation : Cos*mog"o*ny (-n)
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [Gr. kosmogoni`a; ko`smos the world + root of gi`gnesthai to be born: cf. F. cosmogonie.]
Definition : Defn: 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. The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled philosophers of all ages. Goldsmith.
pl. Cosmogonies (-n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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