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micromanagement

[mahy-kroh-man-ij] Origin

mi·cro·man·age

[mahy-kroh-man-ij]
verb (used with object), -aged, -ag·ing.
to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details.

Origin:
1985–90

mi·cro·man·age·ment, noun
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Micromanagement is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Word Origin & History

micromanage
by 1982, from micro- + manage. Related: Micromanagement; micromanaging.
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