microcosm

microcosm
MICROCÓSM, (rar) microcosmuri, s.n. (livr.) Reprezentare redusă a Universului. ♦ Omul, considerat ca o reprezentare redusă a Universului; lumea interioară a omului. [var.: microcósmos s.n.] – Din fr. microcosme, lat. microcosmus.
Trimis de LauraGellner, 29.05.2004. Sursa: DEX '98

microcósm s. n. (sil. -cro-), pl. microcósmuri
Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic

MICROCÓSM n. 1) Imagine a lumii cu dimensiuni reduse; microunivers. 2) Univers al omului ca parte componentă a lumii; microunivers. /<fr. microcosme, lat. microcosmus
Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004. Sursa: NODEX

MICROCÓSM s.n. (op. m a c r o c o s m) 1. Universul gândit la dimensiuni reduse. ♦ Lumea obiectelor submicroscopice, a atomilor şi a particulelor elementare. 2. Omul, considerat ca o reprezentare redusă a universului; lumea interioară a omului. [var. microcosmos s.n. / cf. fr. microscosmos, lat., gr. microcosmos < gr. mikros – mic, kosmos – lume].
Trimis de LauraGellner, 08.06.2005. Sursa: DN

MICROCÓSM s. n. 1. universul gândit la dimensiuni reduse. 2. lumea obiectelor submicroscopice. 3. omul, considerat ca o reprezentare redusă a universului. (< fr. microcosmos, lat. microcosmus, gr. mikrokosmos)
Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN

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