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noun
The art or science of prolonging life, of living a long life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The use of a macrobiotic diet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dietetics
History
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 biotics English macrobiotics From macro- + biotics.
Across languages
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