"of or pertaining to a little world, of the nature of a microcosm," by 1816, from microcosm + -ic. Related: Microcosmical (1560s); microcosmal (1640s).
the microcosmic world of business
microchip
microcircuit
microclimate
microcomputer
microcosm
microcosmic
microdot
microeconomics
microelectronics
microfiche
microfilm
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