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单词 macron
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macronn.

Brit. /ˈmakrɒn/, /ˈmakr(ə)n/, /ˈmeɪkrɒn/, /ˈmeɪkr(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈmeɪˌkrɑn/, /ˈmæˌkrɑn/, /ˈmeɪkrən/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μακρόν.
Etymology: < ancient Greek μακρόν, neuter of μακρός long (see macro- comb. form): μακρόν is not used in this sense in ancient Greek, although ἡ μακρά (for ἡ μακρά προσῳδία) does occur in this sense in Hellenistic Greek in Dionysius Thrax.
A straight horizontal line (ˉ) placed over a vowel to indicate length or stress.
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1851 G. Brown Gram. of Eng. Gram. 810 The different uses made of the breve, the macron, and the accents.
1891 H. Bradley Stratmann's M.-E. Dict. Pref. p. viii In my notation the macron is placed over an original long vowel which remained long in Middle-English.
1991 Eng. Today Apr. 24/1 Where macrons or doubled vowels occur in English texts the effect is certainly to accentuate the Maori character of the words in question.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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