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Microcosm

British pronunciation/mˈa‍ɪkɹə‍ʊkˌɒzəm/
American pronunciation/ˈmaɪkɹəˌkɑzəm/
Microcosm
[NOUN]
1

a miniature model of something

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Examples
1The biosphere itself contained microcosms of an ocean, savanna, desert, marsh, and rainforest, and over 3,800 species of plants and animals.
2The local economy is a microcosm of the global economy.
3So the project is another microcosm of the Trump presidency.
4That history is really a microcosm of the entire history of slavery in North America.
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