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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
  3. 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.
  4. The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account ofsuch creation; as, the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid; the cosmogoniesof Thales, Anaxagoras, and Plato.The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled philosophers ofall ages. Goldsmith.
  5. n:100 n the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe