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macro

Pronunciation: /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/

The English word “macro” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Very large in scale or scope.

noun

  1. In the context of macrophilia, one who is abnormally very large.
  2. A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.

verb

  1. To use a macro.
  2. To use a macro on (something).

Etymology

From macro-, from French, from Latin, ulimately from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

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