macon

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UK/ˈmækɒn/US/ˈmækɑn//ˈmeɪ.kən/UK/ˈmakɒ̃/

noun

A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at the end, with a ridgeline running down the centre of the blade face.

Similar
MaconnaisMascon
Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

macon1

nounmacon (plural macons)

plural macons

  1. hobbiesA type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at the end, with a ridgeline running down the centre of the blade face.

macon2

nounmacon (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMutton bacon, a form of bacon made from cured mutton.

Macon3

proper noun

alternative Mâcon

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Mâcon, a city in France.
nounMacon (countable and uncountable, plural Macons)

plural Macons · alternative Mâcon

  1. countableuncountableA dry red or white burgundy wine produced around Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines.

    Synonyms: Maconnais, Mascon

Macon4

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia, United States, with which it is now consolidated as Macon-Bibb County.

    Revis, who moved to Macon two-and-a half years ago to work on the park effort, noted that after the Muscogee (Creek) were removed to Oklahoma, the site became a slave plantation.

    2024 June 23, Marnie Hunter, “How the Southern city of Macon went from ‘ghost town’ to ‘popping’ destination”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2024
    1 more example

    Virginia Sharp, owner of Daemarii’s Unique Boutique in Macon, Georgia, was one of them. But instead of surrendering to the circumstances, she came up with an innovative way to reach customers.

    2020 August 16, Alaa Elassar, “A small boutique survived the coronavirus pandemic by live streaming fashion shows on Facebook”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dry red or white burgundy wine produced around Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines.

Similar
MaconnaisMascon

More synonyms by meaning

nounfine Burgundy wine usually white and dry

Similar
maconnais
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Origin

macon · noun

  1. FrenchMâcon
  2. Englishmacon

Named after French Mâcon, due to the West German team's highly successful performance at the 1959 European Rowing Championships which took place there; attributed in part to their use of macon blades.

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Macon · proper noun, noun

  1. Gaulishmatus“bear”
  2. Medieval LatinMasconis
  3. FrenchMâcon
  4. EnglishMacon

An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

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Macon · proper noun

Named in honor of Nathaniel Macon.

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APA

macon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macon

MLA

“macon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macon.

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