macrocosm
/ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/
macrocosm means A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures. It carries an Arena rating of 1552, earned across 6 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, macrocosm ranks #72 of 17,118 for Most Ponderous Words, #2,017 of 17,111 for Most Sublime Words, #2,160 of 17,114 for Most Satisfying to Say, #2,277 of 17,120 for Most Beautiful Words.
macrocosm is pronounced /ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/.
Why “macrocosm” is a great word
The universe or a large, complex system considered as a single, ordered whole. From the Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, "great, long") and κόσμος (kósmos, "universe, order"), via Medieval Latin macrocosmus and Middle French macrocosme. Unlike "microcosm" (which denotes a smaller system that mirrors the larger) or "cosmos" (which names the ordered universe without an explicit sense of scale), macrocosm is the encompassing totality itself. It is the turning of the galaxy against the void, the silent metabolism of a city seen from a midnight hill, the deep, humming coherence of a forest’s unseen networks—the immense architecture against which our smallness acquires its meaning.
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”).
noun
- A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.
- The universe.
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