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(-n?), n.; pl. Cosmogonies (-nz). [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. The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled philosophers of all ages. Goldsmith. スポンサード リンク
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