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What (who) is microcosm - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Microcosms; Microkosmos; Mikrocosmos; Microcosm (disambiguation); Mikrokosmos; Mikrokosmos (disambiguation); Microcosmos (album); Microcosmos; Microcosmos (disambiguation); Macrocosm (disambiguation); Macrocosmos (disambiguation)
microcosm
n. in microcosm (the whole nation in microcosm)
microcosm
n.
1.
Little world, little cosmos.
2.
Epitome of the universe, man.
3.
Little community, little society, the world in little, the world in miniature.
microcosm
['m??kr?(?)k?z(?)m]
¦ noun
1. a thing regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much larger.
2. humankind regarded as the representation in miniature of the universe.
Derivatives
microcosmic -'k?zm?k adjective
microcosmically -'k?zm?k(?)li adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. microcosme or med. L. microcosmus, from Gk mikros kosmos 'little world'.
Wikipedia
Microcosm
Microcosm or macrocosm, also spelled mikrokosmos or makrokosmos, may refer to:
Examples of use of microcosm
1. "The campus is a microcosm of the larger society.
2. Nowhere represents this election in microcosm better than Sderot.
3. Nerve–racking encounters Quetta is a microcosm for these tensions.
4. The ship was a floating microcosm of British society.
5. "Gary is American history in microcosm," he said.