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English Dictionary: cosmology by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cosmology
n
  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
    Synonym(s): cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cosmology \Cos*mol"o*gy\ (k[ocr]z*m[ocr]l"[osl]*j[ycr]), n. [Gr.
      ko`smos the world + -logy: cf. F. cosmologie.]
      The science of the world or universe; or a treatise relating
      to the structure and parts of the system of creation, the
      elements of bodies, the modifications of material things, the
      laws of motion, and the order and course of nature.
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