"A homunculus (English: /hoʊˈmʌŋkjʊləs/; Latin: [hɔˈmʊnkʊlʊs]; Latin for "little person") is a representation of a small human being. Popularized in sixteenth-century alchemy and nineteenth-century fiction, it has historically referred to the creation of a miniature, fully formed human. The concept has roots in preformationism as well as earlier folklore and alchemic traditions." - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2019)
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