microcosm
[mahy-kruh-koz-uh m]
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noun
a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm).
anything that is regarded as a world in miniature.
human beings, humanity, society, or the like, viewed as an epitome or miniature of the world or universe.
Origin of microcosm
Also called mi·cro·cos·mos [mahy-kruh-koz-muh s, -mohs] /ˌmaɪ krəˈkɒz məs, -moʊs/.
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Historical Examples of microcosmos
Thus the simple image of decoration is destroyed, and a microcosmos is created in its place.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and MeaningWillard Huntington Wright
Thus man with his dualistic soul is a microcosmos, born from the Macrocosmos spontaneously.
The Evolution of Modern MedicineWilliam Osler
microcosm
microcosmos (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒzmɒs)
noun
Compare macrocosm
Word Origin for microcosm
C15: via Medieval Latin from Greek mikros kosmos little world
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