microcosm
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- noun
- /ˈmaɪkrəˌkɒzəm/
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microcosmos
- The school serves as a microcosm of society, showcasing various social dynamics and interactions.
- microcosm and macrocosm
- microcosm of society
Now, Nick, there is an interesting microcosm that happens on this show.
- Now, Nick, there is an interesting microcosm that happens on this show.
- And it's the concept that the microcosm mirrors the macrocosm.
- That doesn't just apply to me or the little microcosm of my family.
- To me, it was sort of a microcosm of what it was like back then.
- But I think it's a microcosm of a broader human problem.
- I'm not somebody who is that au fait with the microcosm of daily government things.
- The UK is a microcosm for what's happening all around the world.
- Now, to some extent, our discussion of punishment provided a microcosm of this transition.
- She is the perfect microcosm of MAGA and just what awful people they are.
- But it's also about seeing a world that's outside of this small, little microcosm that you've been in.
- So when I have women come to me, it's, you know, each one is their own beautiful microcosm of trauma.
- So to some degree, car insurance by itself is what's kind of referred to as a microcosm of our total economy.
- And, and so I think that the thing that gives me hope when I'm there is seeing certain microcosms of how people deal with each other that can be inspiring.
- All of it was a microcosm of the way the system works in general, the way people think in general.
Examples
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We're in a transition because we're living in a microcosm of chaos.
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This ship is a microcosm of the British social system.
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To me, it was sort of a microcosm of what it was like back then.
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And, and I really think that sport is a microcosm of society as a whole.
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So that event was a microcosm of what had happened in his life.
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Your school system is a microcosm of the greater society of the United States of America.
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The UK is a microcosm for what's happening all around the world.
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Every workplace is a little microcosm on social relations.
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Now what makes a beauty shop such a unique spot... is that it really is a microcosm of society... a cross section of the black community.
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I suppose, in one way, you could say that what happened at Columbine High School is a microcosm of what happens throughout the world.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
microcosm = cosmos (semi-transparent) = micro + cosm
The word is structurally a 'small cosmos', but the modern sense of a representative system or community is a broadened metaphor rather than a fully literal composition.
Etymology
Microcosm literally means a 'small world' — micro- means 'small' and cosmos means 'world', as in the familiar word cosmos. So a microcosm is a small place or group that shows the main parts or problems of a much larger world or system.