Microcosm Definition
mīkrə-kŏzəm
microcosms
noun
A little world; miniature universe.
Webster's New World
A small, representative system having analogies to a larger system in constitution, configuration, or development.
American Heritage
A small ecosystem, as a pond.
Webster's New World
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. [from 15th c.]
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microcosmsOrigin of Microcosm
Middle English microcosme man as a little world from Old French from Late Latin mīcrocosmus from Greek mīkros kosmos mīkros small kosmos world, order
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French microcosme, from Latin microcosmus, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small") + κόσμος (kosmos, “world").
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