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单词 microcosmography
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microcosmographyn.

Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)kɒzˈmɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkrəkɑzˈmɑɡrəfi/
Forms: 1600s microcosmographie, 1600s– microcosmography.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: microcosm n., -ography comb. form.
Etymology: < microcosm n. + -ography comb. form; compare cosmography n. Compare post-classical Latin microcosmographia (1657 or earlier).
Now rare.
The description of a microcosm, or of man as a microcosm; an instance of this. Also: a microcosmic representation (rare).
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > science of mankind > [noun]
anthropology1593
microcosmography1606
biology1686
human science1833
biotypology1927
1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall Ded. sig. B2v Ye can see no singular thing that in some compendious Micro-cosmo-graphy does not shine in your self.
1628 J. Earle (title) Micro-cosmographie, or, a Peece of the World Discovered; in Essayes and Characters.
1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Microcosmography, a description of the little World, Man.
1700 E. Ward London Spy II. iv. 12 The following piece of Micro-Cosmography is only intended upon the most ignorant of 'em.
1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Microcosmographia, term for a description of the microcosm or human body: microcosmography.
1977 Shakespeare Q. 28 411/1 Renaissance microcosmography.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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