macrosociology

[mak-roh-soh-see-ol-uh-jee, -soh-shee-]

mac·ro·so·ci·ol·o·gy

[mak-roh-soh-see-ol-uh-jee, -soh-shee-]
noun
the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.


Origin:
macro- + sociology
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Macrosociology has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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macrosociology (ˌmækrəʊˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
the branch of sociology concerned with the study of human societies on a wide scale
 
macrosocio'logical
 
adj

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