Geogony

Geogony
Geogony Ge*og"o*ny, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ? generation, birth, fr. the root of ? to be born: cf. F. g['e]ogonie.] The branch of science which treats of the formation of the earth. [1913 Webster]

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