macrocosm

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/

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 m French: macrocosme (fr) m German: Makrokosmos (de) m Greek: μακρόκοσμος (el) m (makrókosmos) 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

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• macrocosmos

Etymology

Borrowed from French macrocosme.

Noun

macrocosm n (uncountable)

1. macrocosm

Declension

declension of macrocosm (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) macrocosm	macrocosmul
genitive/dative	(unui) macrocosm	macrocosmului
vocative	macrocosmule

Antonyms

• microcosm
• microcosmos