About The Word Microcosm
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Microcosm
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What's The Definition Of Microcosm?
[n] a miniature model of something
Synonyms | Synonyms for Microcosm: Related Terms | Find terms related to Microcosm: Microcosm In Webster's Dictionary \Mi"cro*cosm\, n. [F. microcosme, L. microcosmus, fr.
Gr. mikro`s small + ko`smos the world.]
A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by
Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior
universe or great world. Opposed to {macrocosm}. --Shak.
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