Microcosm

Quick meaning: Microcosm is a noun meaning A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.

Meaning

A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.

More Meanings

1. (ecology) A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.
2. Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
3. (obsolete) The human body; a person.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: epitome, paradigm, model

With a few actors at his disposition he created a microcosm of life.

If you see this in the Map of my Microcosme, followes it that I am knowne well enough too?

It should come as no surprise to see promotional material and bulletin boards in the department’s languages, though English is also present in the signage of this microcosm of the institution.

Word Forms

• microcosms

Synonyms for microcosm

Depending on context, synonyms include worldkin, epitome, paradigm, model.

Antonyms for microcosm

Common opposites include macrocosm.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include miniature, macrocosm, epitome, mankind, metacosm, hominism.

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