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COSMOGONIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe
Example:
cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe
Synonyms:
cosmogenic; cosmogonic; cosmogonical; cosmologic; cosmological
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cosmogony (the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe)
Derivation:
cosmogony (the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe)