micro cosmos
krəˌkɒz noun
1.
a little world; a world in miniature ( opposed to macrocosm ).
2.
anything that is regarded as a world in miniature.
3.
human beings, humanity, society, or the like, viewed as an epitome or miniature of the world or universe.
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microcosm or microcosmos (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɒzəm, ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒzmɒs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a miniature representation of something, esp a unit, group, or place regarded as a copy of a larger one |
| 2. | man regarded as epitomizing the universe |
| [C15: via Medieval Latin from Greek mikros kosmos little world] | |
| microcosmos or microcosmos | |
| —n | |
| [C15: via Medieval Latin from Greek mikros kosmos little world] | |
| micro'cosmic or microcosmos | |
| —adj | |
| micro'cosmical or microcosmos | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
microcosm
1426, "human nature, man viewed as the epitome of creation," lit. "miniature world," from M.Fr. microcosme, from M.L. microcosmus, from Gk. mikros "small" + kosmos "world" (see cosmos). General sense of "a community constituting a world unto itself" is attested from 1526.
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Cultural Dictionary
microcosm definition
A representation of something on a much smaller scale. Microcosm means “small world,” and in the thought of the Renaissance, it was applied specifically to human beings, who were considered to be small-scale models of the universe, with all its variety and contradiction. (Compare macrocosm.)
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