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macron.

A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmækɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmeɪkɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmeɪkɹɑn/General-American/ˈmækɹɑn/General-American
  1. A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek μακρόν (makrón), neuter form of μακρός (makrós, “long”) (English macro-).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.