macron
macron - English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: măkʹrŏn, mākʹrŏn, IPA: /ˈmækɹɒn/, /ˈmeɪkɹɒn/
- (General American) IPA: /ˈmeɪkɹɑn/, /ˈmækɹɑn/
- Hyphenation: ma‧cron
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macron (plural macrons or (rare) macra)
- (orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.
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macron - Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmaː.krɔn/
Noun
macron m (plural macrons, diminutive macrontje n)
Hypernyms
- diakriet
macron - French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ma.kʁɔ̃/
Noun
macron m (plural macrons)
macron - Italian
Noun
macron m (invariable)