Associations to the word «Macron»

Wiktionary

MACRON, noun. (orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (¯) placed over any of various letters. It usually is used to indicate that the pronunciation of the vowel is long; in Mandarin pinyin (Chinese), it indicates the first tone, e.g. chūzūchē.
MACRON BELOW, noun. A diacritical mark whose appearance is of a macron, and is placed below the letter.

Dictionary definition

MACRON, noun. A diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound.

Wise words

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