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Microcosm : (noun)
1: a miniature model of something
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Microcosm : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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