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