The village is a microcosm of the whole country.
The game was a microcosm of the entire season.
The model is designed to represent the town in microcosm.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mi|cro|cosm — «MY kruh koz uhm», noun. 1. a little world; universe in miniature; community or the like regarded as an epitome of the world: »The circus comes as close to being the world in microcosm as anything I know (New Yorker). 2. man thought of as a… … Useful english dictionary
cro — cro·ton; cro·ton·aldehyde; cro·ton·ate; cro·ton·ic; cro·ton·o·yl; cro·to·nyl; cro·toph·a·ga; cro·toph·a·gine; cro·tox·in; cro·tyl; di·cro·coe·li·i·dae; di·cro·coe·li·um; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·les; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·ce·ae; lep·i·do·cro·cite;… … English syllables
cosm — lox·o·cosm; mac·ro·cosm; mega·cosm; mi·cro·cosm; … English syllables
microcosm — mi·cro·cosm … English syllables
mi — mi·ac·i·dae; mi·a·cis; mi·am·i·an; mi·a·na; mi·ang; mi·ao; mi·ao yao; mi·ar·gy·rite; mi·a·ro·lit·ic; mi·as; mi·as·ma; mi·as·mal; mi·as·mat·ic; mi·as·mic; mi·as·tor; mi·aul; mi·ca; mi·ca·ceous; Mi·car·ta; mi·caw·ber; mi·caw·ber·ish;… … English syllables
microcosm — mi•cro•cosm [[t]ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm[/t]] also mi•cro•cos•mos [[t]ˌmaɪ krəˈkɒz məs, moʊs[/t]] n. 1) a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm) 2) anything that is regarded as a world in miniature, as an individual or a town •… … From formal English to slang
microcosm — mi|cro|cosm [ maıkrə,kazəm ] noun count FORMAL something small that contains or represents all the features or qualities of something larger: microcosm of: The village is a microcosm of rural Turkish life. ╾ mi|cro|cos|mic [ ,maıkrə kazmık ]… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Microcosm — Mi cro*cosm, n. [F. microcosme, L. microcosmus, fr. Gr. mikro s small + ko smos the world.] 1. A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
