Microcosm vs. Macrocosm
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Difference Between Microcosm and Macrocosm
Microcosmnoun
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
Macrocosmnoun
(philosophy) A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.
Microcosmnoun
(obsolete) The human body; a person.
Macrocosmnoun
(used absolutely) The universe.
Microcosmnoun
A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.
Macrocosmnoun
everything that exists anywhere;
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Microcosmnoun
(ecology) A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.
Microcosmnoun
a miniature model of something
