macrocosm
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noun \ˈma-krə-ˌkä-zəm\Definition of MACROCOSM
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
See Examples of MACROCOSM
- <almost the entirety of the vast macrocosm remains beyond our reach>
Origin of MACROCOSM
French macrocosme, from Medieval Latin macrocosmos, from Latin macr- + Greek kosmos order, universe
First Known Use: 1600
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