macron

/ˈmeɪkɹɒn/ · noun

Meaning

A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (¯) placed over any of various letters, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

macron below(English)breve(English)circumflex(English)diacritical(English)diacritical mark(English)tilde(English)acute accent(English)accent mark(English)diaeresis(English)diacritic(English)cyrillic(English)velar(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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