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micro

  • adjective
  • mi·cro
  • /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ/

Very small in scale or scope.

Example

“At the micro level, he was a good manager. At the macro level, he failed.”

Word history

From Ancient Greek "μικρός" (small).

Where this comes from

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