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ma·cron  (m??kr?n?, -kr?n, m?k?r?n?)n.1. A symbol ( ¯ ) placed over a vowel to show that it has a long sound.2. The horizontal mark ( ¯ ) used to indicate a stressed or long syllable in a foot of verse.[Greek makron, from neuter of makros, long; see m?k- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.macron (?mækr?n) n1. (Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) a diacritical mark (¯) placed over a letter, used in prosody, in the orthography of some languages, and in several types of phonetic respelling systems, to represent a long vowel2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a diacritical mark (¯) placed over a letter, used in prosody, in the orthography of some languages, and in several types of phonetic respelling systems, to represent a long vowel[C19: from Greek makron something long, from makros long]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ma?cron (?me? kr?n, ?mæk r?n) n. 1. a horizontal line over a vowel to show that it is long or has a specific pronunciation, as (?) in fate (f?t). 2. this symbol used in prosody to indicate a long or stressed syllable. [1850?55; n. use of Greek makrón, neuter of makrós long] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.