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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cosmogony \Cos*mog"o*ny\ (-n?), n.; pl. Cosmogonies (-n?z).
   [Gr. kosmogoni`a; ko`smos the world + root of gi`gnesthai to
   be born: cf. F. cosmogonie.]
   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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         The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled
         philosophers of all ages.                --Goldsmith.
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