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microscopico

microscopic

adjective mee-kroh-SKOH-pee-koh Rare
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Origin: From Greek mikros (small) + skopein (to look)

Also means

tiny

Usage Note

Microscopico can refer literally to something visible only under a microscope (organismi microscopici) or informally to anything extremely small. Its opposite is macroscopico. The adjective follows regular -o/-a/-i/-e agreement.

Examples

"Il batterio è un organismo microscopico."

Natural Translation

The bacterium is a microscopic organism.

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