macron

Speech parts

1. macron - Noun

2. Macron - Proper noun

Meaning

A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, a, in dame; /, in s/am, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

diacritical mark tenure diacritic accent mark horizontal bar overline overbar diacritic mark

Hypernyms

diacritic diacritical mark

Related terms

macro-

Anagrams

Camron Carmon Corman

Examples

Adib was appointed at the start of this month, just before the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron for his second visit since the massive explosion in Beirut that killed 190 and left more than 300,000 homeless. Source: Internet

After Paty's killing, Macron and other French officials insisted the drawings of Muhammad should be seen, despite the view held by many Muslims that depicting the prophet in any way is a form of blasphemy. Source: Internet

All opinion polls and precedents suggest that even a wounded and unpopular Macron would beat her in 2022 (though by less than the 66-34 drubbing of 2017). Source: Internet

Also dominating discussions was Brexit, with Macron coming into close quarters with both Merkel and Von der Leyen. Source: Internet

After Macron asked if he had broken his ankle, Mbappe replied: "It's broken, you think? Source: Internet

A day earlier, Macron said he was “impatient” with Germany’s reluctance to take up his offer to cooperate on implementing EU reforms. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

macromutationism macromutationist macromyelon macron below macronarian macronation