MACROCOSM


Meaning of MACROCOSM in English

— macrocosmic , adj. — macrocosmically , adv.

/mak"reuh koz'euhm/ , n.

1. the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole (opposed to microcosm ).

2. the total or entire complex structure of something: the macrocosm of war.

3. a representation of a smaller unit or entity by a larger one, presumably of a similar structure.

[ 1590-1600; macrocosme macrocosmus. See MACRO-, COSMOS ]

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