Meanings
nounmacroculture (countable and uncountable, plural macrocultures)
plural macrocultures
- countableuncountableThe dominant culture in a society, its overculture; a collection of related microcultures
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic*makrós
- Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
- Frenchmacro-
- Englishmacro-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Englishmacroculture
Cite this entry
APA
macroculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroculture
MLA
“macroculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macroculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroculture.
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