What is the great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm called?
macrocosm — The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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