"macro-" meaning in English

See macro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈmækɹoʊ/ [US], /ˈmækɹəʊ/ [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 /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-en:large Disambiguation of 'large': 80 0 0 0 0 20
  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-en:long Disambiguation of 'long': 0 100 0 0 0 0
  3. inclusive Tags: inclusive, morpheme
    Sense id: en-macro--en-prefix-en:inclusive
  4. (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional Tags: augmentative, morpheme
    Sense id: en-macro--en-prefix-en:intensifying
  5. great in scope or scale, to analyse at a high level, or existing in such a frame of reference Tags: morpheme Derived forms: macromere, macroscopic Related terms: macron
    Sense id: en-macro--en-prefix-en:highlevel 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]
  6. large in quantity Tags: morpheme
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).",
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "macro-",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "macro-",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "macron"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "macronucleus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "large"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:large"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "macrobiotics"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "long"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:long"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "macroinstruction"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inclusive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inclusive",
          "inclusive"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:inclusive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "inclusive",
        "morpheme"
      ]
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    {
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        "intensely, extremely, or exceptional"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intensely",
          "intensely"
        ],
        [
          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ],
        [
          "exceptional",
          "exceptional"
        ]
      ],
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        "(augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional"
      ],
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        "en:intensifying"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "augmentative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "macrosociology, macroanatomy, macrobenthos"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "great in scope or scale, to analyse at a high level, or existing in such a frame of reference"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:highlevel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "macronutrient, macrodose"
        }
      ],
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        "large in quantity"
      ],
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        "en:much"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmækɹoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmækɹəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "super-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "supra-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "hyper-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "ultra-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "uber-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "arch-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "over-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "mega-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "maxi-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "giga-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "-zilla"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "grand"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "makro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "makro-",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "մակրո-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "macro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hóngguān",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "宏觀 /宏观"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jù",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "巨"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "makro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "macro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "makro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "macro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "macro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "maḳro-",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "მაკრო-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "makro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "makro-",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "μακρο-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "stór-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "large",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "óeðlilega stór"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "large",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "óeðlilega stórt"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "risa-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "makro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "macra-"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "mɔhaa-",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "មហា-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "makro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "macro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mákro-",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "ма́кро-"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "large",
      "word": "macro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "long",
      "word": "makro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "long",
      "word": "macro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "makro-",
      "sense": "long",
      "word": "μακρο-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "long",
      "word": "lang-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "long",
      "word": "makro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "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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