macrology

noun

mac·​rol·​o·​gy

maˈkräləjē

plural -es

: pleonasm sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Latin macrologia, from Greek makrologia, from makrologein to use many words, from makr- macr- + -logein (from logos word, speech) + -ia -y

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