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macro·cosm (-käz′əm)

noun

  1. the great world; the universe
  2. any large, complex entity

Etymology: Fr macrocosme < ML macrocosmus: see macro- & cosmos

Related Forms:

  • macrocosmic mac′ro·cos′·mic (-käz′mik) adjective

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macrocosm Synonyms

macrocosm

n.

cosmos, nature, totality; see universe, whole.


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macrocosm Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • world: The former is involved in the microcosm of the local community; the latter in the macrocosm of the world as a whole.

Adjective modifier

  • large: Our study on the local environment, is a microcosm of the larger world macrocosm.
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