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cosmology definition

cos·mol·ogy (käz mäl′ə jē)

noun

  1. the scientific study of the form, content, organization, and evolution of the universe
  2. the branch of metaphysics dealing with the origin and structure of the universe

Etymology: ML cosmologia: see cosmo- & -logy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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