English
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Etymology
Medieval Latin macrocosmus, formed from Ancient Greek μάκ�ο� (macros) "great, long" + κ��μο� (cosmos) "universe, order".
Pronunciation
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| w:IPA|IPA || /�mæk.r��k�.z�m/
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| w:SAMPA|SAMPA || /"m{k.r@%kA.z@m/
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Noun
en-noun
- A complex structure such as a society considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar smaller-scale structures.
- The universe.
Antonyms
microcosm
Derived terms
macrocosmic
Translations
trans-top|a complex structure containing smaller-scale structures
trans-mid
Romanian: t|ro|macrocosm|n, t|ro|macrocosmos|n
trans-bot
trans-top|a complex structure containing smaller-scale structures
trans-mid
Romanian: t|ro|macrocosm|n, t|ro|macrocosmos|n
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ttbc|Dutch: t|nl|macrocosmos|m
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See also
macroworld
Romanian
Etymology
F.|ro macrocosme
Noun
ro-noun|gendn|plmacrocosmuri
- #English|macrocosm
Declension
The plural of this word is rarely used.
ro-noun-inv|gendn|defmacrocosmul|gd=macrocosmului
Synonyms
l|ro|macrocosmos
Antonyms
l|ro|microcosm
l|ro|microcosmos
el:macrocosm
vi:macrocosm
zh:macrocosm
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