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macrocosm

macrocosm · macrocosms

макрокосм

Makrokosmos

A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains…A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.

UK/ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/US/ˈmæk.ɹəˌkɑz.əm/

Meaning

2 senses

A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.
Makrokosmos
макроко́смmakrokósm
The universe.

More definitions

everything that exists anywhere

Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

a complex structure containing numerous smaller-scale structures:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a complex structure containing numerous smaller-scale structures:

Origin

From Middle French macrocosme (from Old French macrocosme) and Medieval Latin macrocosmus,

From Middle French macrocosme (from Old French macrocosme) and Medieval Latin macrocosmus, formed from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “great, long”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”).

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