Macrocosm

Mac′ro-cosm

,

Noun.

[

Macro-

+ Gr. [GREEK] the world: cf. F.

macrocosme

.]

The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; – contrasted with microcosm, or man. See

Microcosm

.

Macrocosm

MAC'ROCOSM

,

Noun.

[Gr. great, and world.] The great world; the universe, or the visible system of worlds; opposed to microcosm, or the world of man.

macrocosm

English

Noun

macrocosm ‎(plural macrocosms)

(philosophy) A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.
(used absolutely) The universe.

Translations

a complex structure containing numerous smaller-scale structures

Chinese:
Mandarin: 大宇宙 (zh) ‎(dàyǔzhòu)
Dutch: macrokosmos m
French: macrocosme (fr) m
German: Makrokosmos (de) m
Greek: μακρόκοσμος (el) m ‎(makrókosmos)

Japanese: 大宇宙 ‎(だいうちゅう, daiuchū)
Macedonian: макрокосмос m ‎(makrokósmos)
Portuguese: macrocosmo m
Romanian: macrocosm (ro) n, macrocosmos (ro) n
Russian: макроко́см (ru) m ‎(makrokósm)
Volapük: gretavol, makrokosmod

the universe — see universe

Romanian

Etymology

French macrocosme

Noun

macrocosm n ‎(plural macrocosmuri)

A macrocosm

Declension

The plural of this word is rarely used.

declension of macrocosm

gender n	uncountable
Nominative/Accusative (Unarticulated)	macrocosm
Nominative/Accusative (Definite articulation)	macrocosmul
Genitive/Dative (Definite articulation)	macrocosmului

Synonyms

macrocosmos

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