Meaning of MACRON
| Pronunciation: | | 'meykrân
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| | Definition: | | [n] a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound |
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| | See Also: | | diacritic, diacritical mark | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ma"cron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? long.] (Pron.)
A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to
denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as,
[=a], in d[=a]me; [=e], in s[=e]am, etc.
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