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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mac·ro·cosm ETYMOLOGY French macrocosme, from Medieval Latin macrocosmos, from Latin macr- + Greek kosmos order, universe DATE 1600 1. the great world : universe 2. a complex that is a large-scale reproduction of one of its constituents English Etymology macrocosm c.1600, "the great world" (the universe, as distinct from the "little world" of man), from O.Fr . macrocosme (c.1300), from M.L.macrocosmus, from Gk. makros "large, long" (see macro-) + kosmos "cosmos" (see cosmos).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 macrocosm macro·cosm / 5mAkrEukCzEm; NAmE -kroukB:z- / noun any large complete structure that contains smaller structures, for example the universe 大而完整的结构；宇宙；宏观世界 ⇨ compare microcosm Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: UNIVERSE , cosmos (or kosmos), creation, macrocosmos, megacosm, nature, world Antonyms: microcosm Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mac·ro·cosm \ˈmakrəˌkäzəm\ noun (-s) Etymology: French macrocosme, from Medieval Latin macrocosmos, macrocosmus, from macr- + Greek kosmos order, universe 1. : the great world : the universe in its entirety — contrasted with microcosm 2. : a complex regarded as a whole world in itself < to consider the state as the macrocosm of the family > < the great macrocosm of pain — Henry Miller > |
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