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microcosm

UK /ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒzəm/ | US /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌkɑzəm/

Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.

microcosm en 30 secondes

  • (noun) Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
  • (noun) The human body; a person.
  • (noun) A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
  2. 2
    noun The human body; a person.
  3. 3
    noun A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.
  4. 4
    noun A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.

Synonymes

epitome exemplar paradigm worldkin

Antonymes

macrocosm
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