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Webster 1913 Edition


Geogony

Ge-og′o-ny

,
Noun.
[Gr.
γέα
,
γῆ
, the earth + [GREEK] generation, birth, fr. the root of
γίγνεσθαι
to be born: cf. F.
géogonie
.]
The branch of science which treats of the formation of the earth.

Webster 1828 Edition


Geogony

GEOG'ONY

,
Noun.
[Gr. the earth, and generation.] The doctrine of the formation of the earth.