macro-

See also: macro

Translingual

Prefix

macro-

1. large
2. long

Derived terms

Translingual terms prefixed with macro-

English

Etymology

From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/

Prefix

macro-

1. large

   macronucleus

2. long

   macrobiotics

3. inclusive

   macroinstruction

4. (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional

Usage notes

• Another form of macro- is macr-, which is especially used before a vowel (a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y).

Synonyms

• (augmentative): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, arch-, over-, mega-, maxi-, giga-, -zilla, grand

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with macro-

• macromere
• macroscopic

Related terms

• macron

Translations

large

• Armenian: մակրո- (makro-)
• Catalan: macro- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 宏觀／宏观 (zh) (hóngguān), 巨 (zh) (jù)

• Danish: makro- (da)
• Dutch: macro- (nl)
• Finnish: makro- (fi)
• French: macro- (fr)
• Galician: macro- (gl)
• Georgian: მაკრო- (maḳro-)
• German: makro- (de)
• Greek: μακρο- (el) (makro-)
• Icelandic: stór-, óeðlilega stór m or f, óeðlilega stórt n, risa-
• Indonesian: makro-
• Irish: macra-
• Khmer: មហា- (mɔhaa-)
• Polish: makro- (pl)
• Portuguese: macro- (pt)
• Russian: ма́кро- (ru) (mákro-)
• Spanish: macro- (es)

long

• Galician: macro- (gl)
• Greek: μακρο- (el) (makro-)
• Icelandic: lang-
• Indonesian: makro-
• Irish: macra-
• Khmer: ទីឃ- (tiikʰea’-)
• Polish: makro- (pl)

Anagrams

• AMORC, Armco, Comar, Coram, Marco, carom, croma

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

Prefix

macro-

1. macro-

   Antonym: micro-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with macro-

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

macro-

1. macro-

   Antonym: micro-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with macro-

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

Prefix

macro-

1. macro-

   Antonym: micro-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with macro-

Anagrams

• Marco, croma, marco, marcò

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

Prefix

macro-

1. macro-

   Antonym: micro-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with macro-

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μακρο- (makro-, “long, large”).

Prefix

macro-

1. macro-

   Antonym: micro-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with macro-

Further reading

• “macro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014