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Noun: cosmology  kóz'mólujee
  1. The metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe
     
  2. The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
    - cosmogony, cosmogeny

Derived forms: cosmologies

See also: cosmologic, cosmologist

Type of: astrophysics, metaphysics

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