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(n.) 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 macrocosm.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Microcosm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/microcosm.html. 1828.
 
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