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Microcosm

A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm.

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Example 76% connected

One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.

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A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.

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Cognitive operation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Mental process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Operation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Reinforcement noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Reinforcer noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Reinforcing stimulus noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Cognition noun · 78% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Deciding noun · 78% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Decision making noun · 78% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Immediate memory noun · 78% connection

what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it

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Knowledge noun · 78% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Long-term memory noun · 78% connection

your general store of remembered information

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LTM noun · 78% connection

your general store of remembered information

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Noesis noun · 78% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Abridgment noun · 78% connection

An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

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Abstract adjective · 78% connection

That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, world, miniature, universe, hence.
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Acosmist noun · 78% connection

One who denies the existence of the universe, or of a universe as distinct from God.

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Antimetathesis noun · 78% connection

A rhetorical figure resulting from a reverted arrangement in the last clause of a sentence of the two principal words of the clause pr…

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Azoth noun · 78% connection

The universal remedy of Paracelsus.

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Biscuit noun · 78% connection

A species of white, unglazed porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in miniature.

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Breviary noun · 78% connection

An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.

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Brief adjective · 78% connection

An epitome.

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Carmine noun · 78% connection

A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.

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Compend noun · 78% connection

A compendium; an epitome; a summary.

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Compendium noun · 78% connection

A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, world, miniature, universe, hence.
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Cosmogony noun · 78% connection

The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of such creation; as, the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid; the cosmogonies of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, world, miniature, universe, hence.
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Cosmographer noun · 78% connection

One who describes the world or universe, including the heavens and the earth.

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Cosmography noun · 78% connection

A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the fig…

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Cosmology noun · 78% connection

The science of the world or universe; or a treatise relating to the structure and parts of the system of creation, the elements of bod…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, world, miniature, universe, hence.
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Cosmometry noun · 78% connection

The art of measuring the world or the universe.

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Creation noun · 78% connection

The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.

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Decentering noun · 78% connection

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.;…

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