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MACRON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does macron mean?
• MACRON (noun)
The noun MACRON has 1 sense:
1. a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
Familiarity information: MACRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("macron" is a kind of...):
diacritic; diacritical mark (a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation)
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