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Cosmology

//kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate. countable, uncountable

    "We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology, alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year."

  2. 2
    the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe wordnet
  3. 3
    A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe wordnet
  5. 5
    A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: cosmovision, worldview"

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cosmologia, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -logy.

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