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mac•ro•cosm



Pronunciation: (mak'ru-koz"um), [key]
—n.
1. the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole (opposed to microcosm).
2. the total or entire complex structure of something: the macrocosm of war.
3. a representation of a smaller unit or entity by a larger one, presumably of a similar structure.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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