"micrology" meaning in English

See micrology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: micrologies [plural]
Etymology: Sense 1 is borrowed directly from Ancient Greek μικρολογία (mikrología, “pettiness, stinginess, triviality”), with the suffix reinterpreted as -logy. Sense 2 is micro- + -logy, effectively the same etymological components. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|μικρολογία||pettiness, stinginess, triviality}} Ancient Greek μικρολογία (mikrología, “pettiness, stinginess, triviality”), {{confix|en|micro|logy}} micro- + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|micrologies}} micrology (usually uncountable, plural micrologies)
  1. The study of trivialities and minutiae. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-micrology-en-noun-TIVEZwdB
  2. That part of science that deals with microscopic objects, or depends on microscopic observation; microscopy. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-micrology-en-noun-TrI9u6i9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, English terms suffixed with -logy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -logy: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68

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