Main Entry: mac·ro·cosm

Pronunciation: \ˈma-krə-ˌkä-zəm\

Function: noun

Etymology: French macrocosme, from Medieval Latin macrocosmos, from Latin macr- + Greek kosmos order, universe

Date: 1600

1 : the great world : universe
2 : a complex that is a large-scale reproduction of one of its constituents

— mac·ro·cos·mic \ˌma-krə-ˈkäz-mik\ adjective

— mac·ro·cos·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb