单词 | microcosmography |
释义 | microcosmographyn. 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). < n.1606 |
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