"heterocosm" meaning in All languages combined

See heterocosm on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: heterocosms [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + (micro)cosm. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hetero|microcosm|alt2=(micro)cosm}} hetero- + (micro)cosm Head templates: {{en-noun}} heterocosm (plural heterocosms)
  1. A separate or alternative world.

Inflected forms

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