microcosmos

noun

mi·​cro·​cos·​mos ˈmī-krə-ˌkäz-məs 

-ˌmōs,

-ˌmäs

1

: microcosm

2

: the microscopic or submicroscopic world

Examples of microcosmos in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another number down the list would have drawn knowing nods within the microcosmos of horse racing intellectuals: The cost of breeding a mare with Scat Daddy, the blossoming sire merely 11 years old, had sprouted from $35,000 to $100,000. —Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English mycrocossmos, from Medieval Latin microcosmus

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1