микроко́см — meaning in English

English meaning

• microcosm noun A small system or group that reflects, in miniature, the characteristics of a much larger one.

Senses

микроко́см is used for these senses in English:

• microcosm Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. [from 15th c.]
• microcosm A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one. [from 17th c.]

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