COSMOGONY


Meaning of COSMOGONY in English

/ kɒzˈmɒgəni; NAmE kɑːzˈmɑːg-/ noun

[ U ] the part of science that deals with how the universe and the solar system began

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Greek kosmogonia , from kosmos order or world + -gonia -begetting.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.