Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
prefixgreat in scope or scale, to analyse at a high level, or existing in such a frame of reference
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic*makrós
- Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
- Frenchmacro-
- Englishmacro-
From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρο- (makro-), combinging form of μακρός (makrós, “long”). By surface analysis, macr- + -o-.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans makro-, makro-
- makro-large
- makro-long
Catalan macro-
- macro-large
Chinese Mandarin 宏觀 /宏观, 巨
- 宏觀 /宏观 (hóngguān)large
- 巨 (jù)large
Danish makro-
- makro-large
Dutch macro-
- macro-large
Finnish makro-
- makro-large
French macro-
- macro-large
German makro-
- makro-large
Greek μακρο-, μακρο-
- μακρο- (makro-)large
- μακρο- (makro-)long
Icelandic stór-, óeðlilega stór
- stór-large
- óeðlilega stórlarge
- óeðlilega stórtlarge
- risa-large
- lang-long
Indonesian makro-, makro-
- makro-large
- makro-long
Irish macra-, macra-
- macra-large
- macra-long
Polish makro-, makro-
- makro-large
- makro-long
Portuguese macro-
- macro-large
Romanian macro-
- macro-large
Russian ма́кро-
- ма́кро- (mákro-)large
Spanish macro-
- macro-large
Turkish makro-
- makro-large
Cite this entry
APA
macro-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macro-
MLA
“macro-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macro-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macro-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macro-.
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