The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Macrology \Ma*crol"o*gy\, n. [L. macrologia, Gr. ?; ? long +
lo`gos discourse: cf. F. macrologie.]
Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of
words.
[1913 Webster]
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
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.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
macrology
/mak-rol'*-jee/ 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.
Sometimes studying the macrology of a system is not unlike
archaeology, ecology, or theology, hence the sound-alike
construction. See also boxology.
(2003-09-02)