Main Entry:

mi·cro·cosm

Pronunciation:

\ˈmī-krə-ˌkä-zəm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Medieval Latin microcosmus, modification of Greek mikros kosmos

Date:

15th century

1: a little world ; especially : the human race or human nature seen as an epitome of the world or the universe2: a community or other unity that is an epitome of a larger unity

— mi·cro·cos·mic \ˌmī-krə-ˈkäz-mik\ adjective

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

— in microcosm

: in a greatly diminished size, form, or scale