Origin: Gr makron, neuter of makros, long: see macro-
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- A diacritical mark placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound or phonetic value in pronunciation, such as (ā) in the word make.
- The horizontal mark ( ¯ ) used to indicate a stressed or long syllable in a foot of verse.
Origin: Greek makron, from neuter of makros, long; see māk- in Indo-European roots.