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microcosmic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English microcosm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English microcosmic From microcosm + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to the microcosm.
    • The total freight rolling-stock on the line numbers 65, as this microcosmic section of British railway is complete even to five privately-owned wagons. 1939 September, Charles F. Klapper, F. G. Richens, “The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 181:

Deriveds

microcosmic salt · microcosmically

Translations (5)

fr microcosmique (of, or relating to the microcosm) · hu mikrokozmikus (of, or relating to the microcosm) · vo smalavolik (of, or relating to the microcosm) · vo mikrokosmodik (of, or relating to the microcosm) · fi mikrokosminen (of, or relating to the microcosm)