- a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
Origin of macron
1850–55; noun use of Greek makrón, neuter of makrós long. See macro-
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Examples from the Web for macron
Nicknamed "the Mozart of Finance," Macron spent short but extremely lucrative years as an investment banker at Rothschild.
As does the fact Macron rebuffed approaches from France's right wing.
But the line on Macron's glittering CV that really rankles critics is Rothschild Group.
Of course, the moderate Macron isn't to credit — or blame — for all of Hollande's winning campaign shtick.
Needless to say, Macron is a more business-friendly choice for Economy Minister.
There are also some characters with a macron or overline (straight line) above them.
Diacritical marks have been avoided, with the exception of the macron.The Little Clay Cart
(Attributed To) King Shudraka
Pandecges with macron on second a: the vowel is broad, as in father.Three in Norway
James Arthur Lees
The Chapter title does not use a macron at all, and has been left as printed.The Foundations of Japan
J.W. Robertson Scott
Combinations such as (y with breve and macron) or (o with under-dot and macron) may not display as intended in all browsers.
- a diacritical mark (¯) placed over a letter, used in prosody, in the orthography of some languages, and in several types of phonetic respelling systems, to represent a long vowel
C19: from Greek makron something long, from makros long
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Word Origin and History for macron
"short horizontal line placed over a vowel to indicate length," 1827, from Greek makron, neuter of makros "long" (see macro-).
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