/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)