COSMOGONY


Meaning of COSMOGONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ käz-ˈmä-gə-nē ]

noun

( plural -nies )

Etymology: New Latin cosmogonia, from Greek kosmogonia, from kosmos + gonos offspring; akin to Greek genos race — more at kin

Date: 1696

1. : a theory of the origin of the universe

2. : the creation or origin of the world or universe

• cos·mo·gon·ic ˌkäz-mə-ˈgä-nik or cos·mo·gon·i·cal -ni-kəl adjective

• cos·mog·o·nist käz-ˈmä-gə-nist noun

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