macro-
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macro-
- /ˈmækɹoʊ/ US
- /ˈmækɹəʊ/ UK
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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-.
prefix macr-
- large macronucleus
- long macrobiotics
- inclusive macroinstruction
- intensely, extremely, or exceptional
- great in scope or scale, to analyse at a high level, or existing in such a frame of reference macrosociology, macroanatomy, macrobenthos
- large in quantity macronutrient, macrodose
