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macrocosm definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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