macron
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
1Words Nearby macron
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How to use macron in a sentence
Many experts and voters had predicted a macron–Le Pen matchup in next year’s presidential second-round runoff.
Why France's Emmanuel Macron Should Be Worried About Next Year's Elections | Ian Bremmer | June 24, 2021 | TimePARIS — At 36, Emmanuel macron, France's new Economy Minister, is remarkably young.
This Scary-Smart New Minister of Economy Might Just Turn France Around | Tracy McNicoll | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTmacron excelled at France's elite schools, including the civil-servant powerhouse Ecole Nationale d'Administration.
This Scary-Smart New Minister of Economy Might Just Turn France Around | Tracy McNicoll | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPrecocious even in his private life, macron does not have children of his own but, at 36, he is a grandfather.
This Scary-Smart New Minister of Economy Might Just Turn France Around | Tracy McNicoll | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCombinations such as (y with breve and macron) or (o with under-dot and macron) may not display as intended in all browsers.
This book contains Unicode characters, such as c (c with combining macron).
The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office | Mary E. WoolleyPandecges with macron on second a: the vowel is broad, as in father.
Three in Norway | James Arthur LeesPtolemy macron, who alone spoke in favour of peaceful measures, could gain no hearing.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzThis book contains a large number of characters with a macron (straight line) over them.
The Story of the Barbary Corsairs | Stanley Lane-Poole
British Dictionary definitions for macron
/ (ˈmækrɒn) /
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
Origin of macron
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