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microcosmic

microcosmic adjective: of, or relating to the microcosm.

Adjective

microcosmic (not comparable)

  1. 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

Origin of microcosmic

From microcosm + -ic.

Words formed from microcosmic

Questions about microcosmic

What does microcosmic mean?
Microcosmic means of, or relating to the microcosm.
What part of speech is microcosmic?
Microcosmic is an adjective.

Words near microcosmic in the dictionary

  1. microcorneas
  2. microcorrosion
  3. microcortical
  4. microcosm
  5. microcosmal
  6. microcosmic
  7. microcosmic salt
  8. microcosmical
  9. microcosmically
  10. microcosmodont
  11. microcosmodontid

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