in microcosm Definition

microcosm
noun

1. Any structure or system which contains, in miniature, all the features of the larger structure or system that it is part of.
2. philos.
Humankind regarded as a model or epitome of the universe. Compare macrocosm.

Derivative: microcosmic
adj

Idiom: in microcosm

On a small scale; in miniature.

Etymology: 15c as microcosme: French, from Greek kosmos world.