adj
Meaning 1
Very large in scale or scope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: micro
Standard Lemma guide
macro
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/
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UK: /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/
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CMU ARPABET: M AE1 K R OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Clipping of macrobiotic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, not-comparable
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Clipping of macroeconomics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Clipping of macromanagement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable
Topics: games, gaming
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
Clipping of macronutrient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable, in-plural
Qualifier: nutrition
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
Clipping of macrophile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
Clipping of macrophilia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
In the context of macrophilia, one who is abnormally very large.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive, colloquial, countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: giant, giantess
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 10
Ellipsis of macro lens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 11
A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
Examples
- The preprocessor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 12
Clipping of macromanage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ambitransitive, clipping, slang
Topics: games, gaming
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 13
To use a macro.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 14
To use a macro on (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 15
very large in scale or scope or capability
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 16
a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: macro instruction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: instruction, command, statement, program line
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh2ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh2ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English macro From macro-, from French, from Latin, ulimately from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh2ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh2ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English instruction English macroinstructionclip. English macro Clipping of macroinstruction. First attested in 1959.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 宏 (hóng) — very large in scale
- Telugu: స్థూల (sthūla) — very large in scale
- Chinese Mandarin: 宏 (hóng) — abbreviation of complicated input
- Chinese Mandarin: 巨集 (jùjí) — abbreviation of complicated input
- Czech: makro — abbreviation of complicated input
- Danish: makro — abbreviation of complicated input
- Finnish: makro — abbreviation of complicated input
- French: macro — abbreviation of complicated input
- French: macro-commande — abbreviation of complicated input
- German: Makro — abbreviation of complicated input
- Greek: μακροεντολή (makroentolí) — abbreviation of complicated input
- Hebrew: מאקרו (mákro) — abbreviation of complicated input
- Hungarian: makró — abbreviation of complicated input
- Icelandic: fjölvaskipun — abbreviation of complicated input
- Icelandic: fjölvi — abbreviation of complicated input
- Japanese: マクロ (makuro) — abbreviation of complicated input
- Korean: 매크로 (maekeuro) — abbreviation of complicated input
- Māori: tonotono — abbreviation of complicated input
- Marathi: मॅक्रो (mĕkro) — abbreviation of complicated input
- Norwegian Bokmål: makro — abbreviation of complicated input
- Norwegian Nynorsk: makro — abbreviation of complicated input
- Portuguese: macro — abbreviation of complicated input
- Russian: ма́крос (mákros) — abbreviation of complicated input
- Russian: макрокома́нда (makrokománda) — abbreviation of complicated input
- Spanish: macro — abbreviation of complicated input
Real reading context