"micropatrology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From micro- (“very small”) + Latin patria (“country”) + -ology (“branch of learning; a study of a particular subject”), coined by the International Micropatrological Society in 1973. Perhaps a classical compound via translating micronation into Latin as micropatria (literally “microcountry”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|t1=very small}} micro- (“very small”) +, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{affix|en|-ology|t1=branch of learning; a study of a particular subject}} -ology (“branch of learning; a study of a particular subject”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} micropatrology (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of micropatriology. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: micropatriology [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-micropatrology-en-noun-bS~QWrZx Categories (other): English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 64 36
  2. The study of microstates; sovereign countries with very small populations, land areas, or both. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Micronationalism
    Sense id: en-micropatrology-en-noun-mVYSDFAs Disambiguation of Micronationalism: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: micropatriology Derived forms: micropatria, micropatriology, micropatrological, micropatrologically, micropatrologist
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