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1. (n.) microcosm
a little world; a world in miniature
2. microcosm
anything that is regarded as a world in miniature, as an individual or a town.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < ML
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1. (noun) microcosm
a miniature model of something
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1. (noun) Microcosm
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Microcosm
name given by the Middle Age philosophers to man as representing the macrocosm or universe in miniature.
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