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   cosmology

   /kɒzˈmɒlədʒi/

   noun

   • 1. the science of the origin and development of the universe. Modern cosmology is dominated by the Big Bang theory, which brings together observational astronomy and particle physics.
   • ▪ an account or theory of the origin of the universe.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French cosmologie or modern Latin cosmologia, from Greek kosmos ‘order or world’ + -logia ‘discourse’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cosmologist noun

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