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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•cro•cosm /ˈmaɪkrəˌkɑzəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a world in miniature that has all the features of a larger world:The problems in our community are a microcosm of what is happening around the country.
See -cosm-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•cro•cosm (mī′krə koz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm).
- anything that is regarded as a world in miniature.
human beings, humanity, society, or the like, viewed as an epitome or miniature of the world or universe. Also called mi•cro•cos•mos (mī′krə koz′məs, -mōs).USA pronunciation - Greek mīkròs kósmos small world. See micro-, cosmos
- Medieval Latin mīcrocosmus
- Middle English microcosme 1150–1200
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: microcosm /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɒzəm/, microcosmos /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒzmɒs/ n - a miniature representation of something, esp a unit, group, or place regarded as a copy of a larger one
- man regarded as epitomizing the universe
Compare macrocosmEtymology: 15th Century: via Medieval Latin from Greek mikros kosmos little worldˌmicroˈcosmic, ˌmicroˈcosmical adj |