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macro-

prefix
/ˈmækɹoʊ/US/ˈmækɹəʊ/UK

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 μακρός (makrós, “long”). By surface analysis, macr- + -o-.

  1. derived from μακρός

Definitions

  1. large

    • macronucleus

  2. long

    • macrobiotics

  3. inclusive

    • macroinstruction
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. intensely, extremely, or exceptional

    2. great in scope or scale, to analyse at a high level, or existing in such a frame of…

      great in scope or scale, to analyse at a high level, or existing in such a frame of reference

      • macrosociology, macroanatomy, macrobenthos

    3. large in quantity

      • macronutrient, macrodose

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA