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Barkley, Charles (Wade) (sh) and microcosm (iou)


Barkley, Charles (Wade) (sh)




born Feb. 20, 1963, Leeds, Ala., U.S.

U.S. Basketball player.

He spent his collegiate career as a forward at Auburn University. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers (1984-91), the Phoenix Suns (1992-95), and the Houston Rockets (1996-99). He is known for his bruising play on the court and for his outspokenness off it.


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.