Etymology

microworld

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Today it means: The world as it exists at a microscopic scale, subject to quantum effects etc. Full definition →

First used 20th c.
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microworld · noun1

From micro- (“small”) + world.

microworld · noun2

From micro- (“pertaining to an aspect of micronationalism”) + world.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. The world as it exists at a microscopic scale, subject to quantum effects etc.

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