microcosm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
The human body; a person.
A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.
A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.

/ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/ /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌkɑz.əm/ en-us-microcosm.ogg en-au-microcosm.ogg

microcosm microcosms

From French microcosme, from Latin microcosmus, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”); micro- + -cosm.

worldkin epitome paradigm model

macrocosm

heterocosm microcosmic microcosmography

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.

Back to search All on M Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary