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microcosmos

noun
mi·​cro·​cos·​mos | \ ˈmī-krə-ˌkäz-məs How to pronounce microcosmos (audio) , -ˌmōs, -ˌmäs\

Definition of microcosmos

1 : microcosm
2 : the microscopic or submicroscopic world

Examples of microcosmos in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Another number down the list would have drawn knowing nods within the microcosmos of horse racing intellectuals: The cost of breeding a mare with Scat Daddy, the blossoming sire merely 11 years old, had sprouted from $35,000 to $100,000. — Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, "Scat Daddy, sire who died in 2015, dominates Kentucky Derby field in 2018," 5 May 2018

First Known Use of microcosmos

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for microcosmos

Middle English mycrocossmos, from Medieval Latin microcosmus

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