macron
(noun) a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Macron
A French surname.
• Camron, Carmon, Corman
macron (plural macrons or macra)
(orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (¯) placed over any of various letters, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long. [from 19th c.]
Antonyms: breve, micron
Coordinate terms: solidus, vinculum
The plural macra is rare.
• Camron, Carmon, Corman
Source: Wiktionary
Ma"cron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Pron.)
Definition: A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, a, in dame; e, in seam, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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