"macro-" meaning in English

See macro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/ [US], /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/ [UK]
Etymology: From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*meh₂ḱ-}}, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|grc|μακρός||long}} Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} macro-, {{en-prefix}} macro-
  1. large Tags: morpheme Translations (large): makro- (Afrikaans), մակրո- (makro-) (Armenian), macro- (Catalan), 宏觀 (Chinese Mandarin), 宏观 (hóngguān) (Chinese Mandarin), (jù) (Chinese Mandarin), makro- (Danish), macro- (Dutch), makro- (Finnish), macro- (French), macro- (Galician), მაკრო- (maḳro-) (Georgian), makro- (German), μακρο- (makro-) (Greek), stór- (Icelandic), óeðlilega stór [feminine, masculine] (Icelandic), óeðlilega stórt [neuter] (Icelandic), risa- (Icelandic), makro- (Indonesian), macra- (Irish), មហា- (mɔhaa-) (Khmer), makro- (Polish), macro- (Portuguese), ма́кро- (mákro-) (Russian), macro- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-macro--en-prefix-01xBaoW4 Disambiguation of 'large': 100 0 0 0
  2. long Tags: morpheme Translations (long): makro- (Afrikaans), macro- (Galician), μακρο- (makro-) (Greek), lang- (Icelandic), makro- (Indonesian), macra- (Irish), ទីឃ- (tiikʰea’-) (Khmer), makro- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-macro--en-prefix-~GbwIcZ9 Disambiguation of 'long': 0 100 0 0
  3. inclusive Tags: inclusive, morpheme
    Sense id: en-macro--en-prefix-G1VB~0X~
  4. (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional Tags: augmentative, morpheme Derived forms: macromere, macroscopic Related terms: macron
    Sense id: en-macro--en-prefix-CFQiXPGX Synonyms: super- [augmentative], supra- [augmentative], hyper- [augmentative], ultra- [augmentative], uber- [augmentative], arch- [augmentative], over- [augmentative], mega- [augmentative], maxi- [augmentative], giga- [augmentative], -zilla [augmentative], grand [augmentative]

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "long",
      "word": "macra-"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tiikʰea’-",
      "sense": "long",
      "word": "ទីឃ-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "long",
      "word": "makro-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "macro-"
}

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