cosmology

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Noun

cosmology

1. The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
2. A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe.
3. A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe.

Related terms

• cosmologist
• cosmogony
• cosmological

Translations

• French: cosmologie
• German: Kosmologie
• Italian: cosmologia
• Portuguese: cosmologia
• Russian: космоло́гия
• Spanish: cosmología

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