English dictionary
microcosm
/'m/aI/kr/@/,k/A/z/@/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a miniature model of something
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>macrocosm</i>.
Source: webster1913