"macrocosm" meaning in English

See macrocosm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/ [UK], /ˈmæk.ɹəˌkɑz.əm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-macrocosm.wav Forms: macrocosms [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French macrocosme (from Old French macrocosme) and Medieval Latin macrocosmus, formed from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “great, long”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|macrocosme}} Middle French macrocosme, {{der|en|fro|macrocosme}} Old French macrocosme, {{der|en|ML.|macrocosmus}} Medieval Latin macrocosmus, {{der|en|grc|μακρός||great, long}} Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “great, long”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} macrocosm (plural macrocosms)
  1. (philosophy) A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures. Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (a complex structure containing numerous smaller-scale structures): 大宇宙 (dàyǔzhòu) (Chinese Mandarin), macrokosmos [masculine] (Dutch), macrocosme [masculine] (French), Makrokosmos [masculine] (German), μακρόκοσμος (makrókosmos) [masculine] (Greek), makrokosmos (Indonesian), macrocosmo [masculine] (Italian), 大宇宙 (daiuchū) (alt: だいうちゅう) (Japanese), макроко́смос (makrokósmos) [masculine] (Macedonian), macrocosmo [masculine] (Portuguese), macrocosm [neuter] (Romanian), macrocosmos [neuter] (Romanian), макроко́см (makrokósm) [masculine] (Russian), macrocosmo [masculine] (Spanish), gretavol (Volapük), makrokosmod (Volapük)
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  2. (used absolutely) The universe.
    Sense id: en-macrocosm-en-noun-S2~nk73H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macrocosmic, macrocosmology Related terms: cosmos, macroworld

Inflected forms

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