microcosm.
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
Meaning & usage
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
The human body; a person.
A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.
A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.
Where this word comes from
From French microcosme, from Latin microcosmus, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”); micro- + -cosm.
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