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macrocosm

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macrocosm /ˈmakrə(ʊ)kɒz(ə)m / (macrocosmos /ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈkɒzmɒs /)
▸ noun the whole of a complex structure, especially the world or the universe, contrasted with a small or representative part of it. Contrasted with microcosm:
the city represents the macrocosm of the individual.
– DERIVATIVES
macrocosmic /ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈkɒzmɪk / adjective
macrocosmically /maˈkɒzmɪk(ə)li/ adverb
– ORIGIN late 15th century: from Old French macrocosme or medieval Latin macrocosmus (see macro1, cosmos1).