"macrobiotic" meaning in English

See macrobiotic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-us-macrobiotic.ogg [US] Forms: more macrobiotic [comparative], most macrobiotic [superlative]
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  1. Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself. Translations (diet): macrobiòtic (Catalan), macrobiotique (French), macrobiótico (Galician), makrobiotisch (German), macrobiotico (Italian), macrobiótico (Spanish), macrofiotig (Welsh)
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  2. Long-lived.
    Sense id: en-macrobiotic-en-adj-HbFvozr8 Categories (other): Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macrobiotically, nonmacrobiotic

Alternative forms

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