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Definition of cosmology noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cosmology

noun

/kɒzˈmɒlədʒi/

/kɑːzˈmɑːlədʒi/

[uncountable]

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the scientific study of the universe and its origin and development
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French cosmologie or modern Latin cosmologia, from Greek kosmos ‘order or world’ + -logia ‘discourse’.

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