macron
A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark placed over a letter, usually to…A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.
» Emmanuel Macron is a staunch defender of the European Union.
Emmanuel Macron ist ein standhafter Verteidiger der Europäischen Union.
Meaning
1 sensesA short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.
Längenstrich, Längestrich, Makron
макро́нmakrón
a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
Examples
7 sentencesEmmanuel Macron is a staunch defender of the European Union.
deEmmanuel Macron ist ein standhafter Verteidiger der Europäischen Union.
Why is Macron always showing the Eiffel Tower sign with his hands?
Is Macron a Freemason?
Emmanuel Macron assumes his style.
“Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism,” said Macron. “Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism.”
de„Patriotismus ist das gerade Gegenteil von Nationalismus“, sagte Macron. „Nationalismus ist ein Verrat am Patriotismus.“
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Ancient Greek μακρόν (makrón), neuter form of μακρός (makrós, “long”) (English macro-From Ancient Greek μακρόν (makrón), neuter form of μακρός (makrós, “long”) (English macro-).
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Forms
plural: macronsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular