Definitions for: Microcosm


[n] a miniature model of something



Webster (1913) Definition: Mi"cro*cosm, n. [F. microcosme, L. microcosmus, fr.
Gr. mikro`s small + ko`smos the world.]
A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by
Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior
universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm. --Shak.

See Also: example, model

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