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Etymology
Greek μακ��ν, �long thing�, from μακ���, �long�.

Noun
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1. orthography A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark placed over a vowel. It usually is used to indicate that the pronunciation of the vowel is long.

Translations

French: macron m
German: Makron n, Macron n, Längestrich m
Hawaiian: kahak�
Icelandic: lengdarmerki n
Japanese: ���� (makuron)
Lithuanian: brūkšnelis g|Lithuanian
mid
Maori: tohuto, p�tae
Norwegian: makron n
Portuguese: macron m
Spanish: macrón m
Swedish: streck n, makron n
Tahitian: t�rava

See also
breve
solidus
vinculum

Category:Greek derivations

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