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Definition: MACROLOGY |
MACROLOGYNoun1. Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words. |
Etymology: Macrology \Ma*crol"o*gy\, noun. [Latin expression macrologia, Greek; long discourse: compare to the French expression macrologie.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | Macrology /mak-rol'*-jee/ n. 1. Set of usually complex or crufty macros, e.g., as part of a large system written in LISP, TECO, or (less commonly) assembler. 2. The art and science involved in comprehending a macrology in sense 1. Sometimes studying the macrology of a system is not unlike archeology, ecology, or theology, hence the sound-alike construction. See also boxology. Source: Jargon File. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Ornament | Big-sounding words, high-sounding words; macrology, sesquipedalia verba, Alexandrine; inflation, pretension; rant, bombast, fustian, prose run mad; fine writing; sesquipedality; Minerva press. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: MACROLOGY |
| Specialty definitions using "MACROLOGY": boxology. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "macrology"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | acrologymay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "MACROLOGY" (pronounced 'Ma*crol"o*gy'): Aciurgy, Acology, Actinology, Adenology, Aerolithology, Aerology, Agnoiology, Agriology, Agrostology, Aitiology, Alethiology, Algology, Allotriophagy, Alogy, Amphibiology, Amphibology, Anagogy, Analogy, Anemology, Angelology, Angiology, Anthology, Anthropology, Anthropophagy, Antilogy, Apiology, Arachnology, Archaeology, Archelogy, Aretology, Aristology, Arteriology, Arthrology, Assyriology, Astrolithology, Astrology, Astrometeorology, Astrotheology, Atheology, Atmology, Atmospherology, Atomology, Autophagy, Bacteriology, Baggy, Balneology, Barology, Battology, Bibliology, Bibliopegy, Bilgy, Biology, Boggy, Bogy, Botanology, Brachylogy, Bromatology, Brontology, Bryology, Bulgy, Cacology, Campanology, Cardiolgy, Carphology, Carpology, Cephalology, Cerebrology, Cetology, Chirology, Choledology, Chondrology, Chorology, Christology, Chromatology, Chronology, Chrysology, Claggy, Clergy, Climatology, Cloggy, Cometology, Conchology, Cosmology, Craggy, Craniology, Criminology, Cristallology, Crustalogy, cryptology, Crystallurgy, Dactyliology, Dactylology, Demonology, Demonomagy, Dendrology, Deontology, Dermatology, Desmology, Dialectology, Dianoialogy, Dilogy, Dittology, Docimology, Dosology, Doxology, Dramaturgy, Dreggy, Dysteleology, Ecclesiology, Effigy, Egyptology, Electro-biology, Electrology, Electro-metallurgy, Elegy, Embryology, Encephalology, Endemiology, Energy, Enteradenology, Enterology, Entomology, Epidemiology, Epistemology, Erpetology, Eschatology, Ethnology, Ethology, Etiology, Etymology, Eulogy, foggy, fringy, Froggy, Fungology, Galvanology, Gastrology, GENEALOGY, Genesiolgy, Genethlialogy, Ghostology, Glossology, Glottology, Gnomology, Gnomonology, groggy, gynecology, haematology, hagiology, Helminthology, hematology, Hemiplegy, Hepatology, herpetology, Heterology, Hexicology, Hierology, Hierourgy, Hippopathology, Hippophagy, histology, Historiology, homology, horology, Hugy, hydrology, Hydrometallurgy, Hydrometeorology, Hydrophytology, Hyetology, Hygiology, Hygrology, Hymnology, Hypnology, Hysterology, Iamatology, Ichnolithology, Ichnology, Ichthyohagy, ichthyology, Iconology, ideology, Insectology, jaggy, Kinology, Knaggy, Laryngology, leggy, Leptology, lexicology, Lichenology, Lithology, liturgiology, Liturgy, Lozengy, Malacology, mammalogy, Mammology, mangy, Mantology, Martyrology, Mastology, Mateology, Maungy, Mazology, Mechanurgy, Medalurgy, Membranology, metallurgy, meteorology, methodology, metrology, Miasmology, microbiology, Micro-geology, Micrology, Microseismology, misology, Monadology, Monology, Morology, morphology, Muggy, Muscology, Mycology, Myology, Mystagogy, Mythology, Naggy, Necrology, Neology, Neossology, Nephrology, Neuralgy, Neurology, Nomology, Noology, Nostalgy, Numismatology, Oceanology, Odontalgy, Odontology, OEcology, OEnology, Ology, onology, Onomatology, ontology, Oology, Ophiology, Ophthalmology, Orchidology, Organology, Orismology, Ornithichnology, Ornithology, Orology, Orthology, Oryctology, Osteology, Otalgy, Otology, Ourology, Ovology, Palaetiology, Paleology, Paleornithology, Paleozoology, Paleozooogy, Palilogy, Pantheology, Pantology, Pantophagy, Panurgy, Paradoxology, Paralogy, Parergy, Parisology, Paromology, Patronomayology, Pedagogy, Pedology, Penology, Periergy, Perissology, Petralogy, Petrology, Pharmacology, Pharology, Phenomenology, Philology, Philostorgy, Phlebology, Phonology, Photology, Phraseology, Phrenology, Phthisiology, Phycology, Physicology, Physico-theology, Physiology, Phytolithology, Phytology, Phytopathology, Phytophagy, Phytophysiology, Plutology, Pneumatology, Pneumology, Poggy, Polylogy, Polyphagy, Pomology, Posology, Potamology, Prodigy, Promorphology, Protophytology, Pseudology, Psilology, Psychology, Pteridology, Punnology, Pyretology, Pyritology, Pyrology, Quaggy, Quinology, Rabdology, rangy, Rhinology, Ruggy, Runology, Sagy, Sarcology, Sarcophagy, Scleragogy, scraggy, Scroggy, seismology, Selenology, semasiology, Sematology, shaggy, Sinology, Sitology, Skeletology, Slaggy, sloggy, Sluggy, Snaggy, sociology, soggy, Sortilegy, soteriology, Spectrology, Splanchnology, Splenology, spongy, Spriggy, stagy, Statistology, Stoichiology, Stomatology, strategy, Stromatology, Surgy, Swaggy, Symbology, Synchronology, Syndesmology, synergy, Synosteology, Syphilology, Systematology, tautology, Taxology, Technicology, technology, Tectology, Telenergy, teleology, teratology, terminology, Termonology, Testaceology, tetralogy, thanatology, Thaumaturgy, theology, Thereology, Thermology, theurgy, Threpsology, Tidology, tocology, topology, Toreumatology, toxicology. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-g-l-m-o-o-r-y" | |
-3 letters: calory, clamor, glamor, gloomy, gooral, oogamy. | |
-4 letters: algor, argol, cargo, carol, carom, claro, clary, coaly, colog, color, comal, cooly, coral, cymar, cymol, glary, gloam, gloom, glory, goral, groom, gyral, largo, loamy, macro, marly, mayor, molar, moola, moory, moral, moray, ology, roomy, royal. | |
-5 letters: acyl, agly, amyl, arco, army, aryl, cagy, calm, calo, carl, clag, clam, clay, clog, cloy, coal, cola, coly, coma, cool, corm, cory, crag, cram, cyma, gamy, gaol, glom, goal, gory, gram, gray, gyro, lacy, loam, loca, loco, logo, logy, loom, lory, marc, marl, mayo, mola, moly, mool, moor, mora, ogam, oral, orca, orgy, racy, roam, room, yoga. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-g-l-m-o-o-r-y" | |
+3 letters: pharmacology. | |
+4 letters: agronomically, embryological, ergonomically. | |
+5 letters: electromyogram, myrmecological. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 41 43 52 4F 4C 4F 47 59 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- -.-. .-. --- .-.. --- --. -.--. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01000001 01000011 01010010 01001111 01001100 01001111 01000111 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M A C R O L O G Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0041 0043 0052 004F 004C 004F 0047 0059 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)473537524946494159 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Translations: Modern 4. Rhymes | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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