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Meaning of macron

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

macron

Pronunciation:/ˈmeɪkɹɒn//ˈmeɪkɹɑn/

noun

Definitions

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

    Antonyms:brevemicron
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/macron

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macron belowbrevecircumflexdiacriticaldiacritical marktildeacute accentaccent mark