macrocosm

English

Etymology

From Middle French macrocosme (from Old French macrocosme) and Medieval Latin macrocosmus, formed from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “great, long”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæk.ɹəˌkɑz.əm/

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Noun

macrocosm (plural macrocosms)

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

Antonyms

• microcosm

Derived terms

• macrocosmic
• macrocosmology

Related terms

• cosmos

Translations

a complex structure containing numerous smaller-scale structures

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大宇宙 (zh) (dàyǔzhòu)

• Dutch: macrokosmos (nl) m
• French: macrocosme (fr) m
• German: Makrokosmos (de) m
• Greek: μακρόκοσμος (el) m (makrókosmos)
• Indonesian: makrokosmos (id)
• Italian: macrocosmo (it) m
• Japanese: 大宇宙 (だいうちゅう, daiuchū)
• Macedonian: макроко́смос m (makrokósmos)
• Portuguese: macrocosmo m
• Romanian: macrocosm (ro) n, macrocosmos (ro) n
• Russian: макроко́см (ru) m (makrokósm)
• Spanish: macrocosmo m
• Volapük: gretavol, makrokosmod

the universe — see universe

See also

• macroworld

Romanian

Alternative forms

• macrocosmos

Etymology

Borrowed from French macrocosme.

Noun

macrocosm n (uncountable)

1. macrocosm

   Antonyms: microcosm, microcosmos

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	macrocosm	macrocosmul
genitive-dative	macrocosm	macrocosmului
vocative	macrocosmule