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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

macro- en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmækɹəʊ/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmækɹoʊ/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρο- (makro-), combinging form of μακρός (makrós, “long”). By surface analysis, macr- + -o-.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
macr- alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

macroscopic · macromere

Relateds

macron

Synonyms

over- · giga- · super- · maxi- · arch- · ultra- · supra- · -zilla · grand · mega- · uber- · hyper-

Translations (34)

ca macro- (large) · fr macro- (large) · af makro- (long) · is risa- (large) · nl macro- (large) · es macro- (large) · af makro- (large) · pt macro- (large) · da makro- (large) · hy մակրո- (large) · is óeðlilega stórt (large) · ro macro- (large) · pl makro- (large) · ka მაკრო- (large) · id makro- (long) · tr makro- (large) · zh(large) · km ទីឃ- (long) · gl macro- (long) · fi makro- (large) · zh 宏觀 /宏观 (large) · km មហា- (large) · el μακρο- (large) · is stór- (large) · ru ма́кро- (large) · ga macra- (long) · is lang- (long) · de makro- (large) · el μακρο- (long) · ga macra- (large) · id makro- (large) · gl macro- (large) · pl makro- (long) · is óeðlilega stór (large)