See Also: microcosm(medicine)
microcosm(dictionary)
microcosm(dictionary)

microcosm (iou)



microcosm noun. . ME.
[French microcosme or medieval Latin micro(s)cosmus from Greek mikros kosmos little world.]
The world of human nature (as opp. to all nature); humanity viewed as an epitome of the universe. ME.
R. Scruton To step down from the world of national politics, into the microcosm of ordinary human relations.
A community or other complex unity regarded as presenting an epitome of the world, or as constituting a world in itself. M16.
S. Rushdie The street was his microcosm and afforded him all his delights and pains.
A miniature representation (of). E17.
G. A. Sheehan Like many sports, the marathon is a microcosm of life.