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macro-

See also: macro

Translingual

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macro-

  1. large
  2. long

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Translingual terms prefixed with macro-

English

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Etymology

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From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

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Prefix

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macro-

  2. large
    macronucleus
  4. long
    macrobiotics
  6. inclusive
    macroinstruction
  8. (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional
  10. great in scope or scale, to analyse at a high level, or existing in such a frame of reference
    macrosociology, macroanatomy, macrobenthos
  12. large in quantity
    macronutrient, macrodose

Usage notes

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  • Another form of macro- is macr-, which is especially used before a vowel (a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y).

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Translations

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

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macro-

  1. macro-
    Antonym: micro-

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Catalan terms prefixed with macro-

French

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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macro-

  1. macro-
    Antonym: micro-

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French terms prefixed with macro-

Italian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

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macro-

  1. macro-
    Antonym: micro-

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Italian terms prefixed with macro-

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

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macro-

  1. macro-
    Antonym: micro-

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Portuguese terms prefixed with macro-

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek μακρο- (makro-, “long, large”).

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macro-

  1. macro-
    Antonym: micro-

Derived terms

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Spanish terms prefixed with macro-

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