microcosm
/ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒzəm//ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌkɑzəm/
noun
- 1
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
- 2
The human body; a person.
- 3
A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.
- 4
A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.
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