macron

noun

ma·​cron ˈmā-ˌkrän 

ˈma-,

-krən 

: a mark ⁻ placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is long or placed over a syllable or used alone to indicate a stressed or long syllable in a metrical foot

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Greek makrón, neuter of makrós "long (in time)" — more at macro-

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

macron

noun

ma·​cron ˈmāk-ˌrän  ˈmak- 

-rən

: a mark ⁻ placed over a vowel (as in \māk\) to show that the vowel is long

Biographical Definition

Macron

biographical name

Ma·​cron mä-ˈkrōⁿ 

Emmanuel (Jean-Michel Frédéric) 1977–    president of France (2017–  )