Meanings
nounmacroinstruction (plural macroinstructions)
plural macroinstructions · alternative macro instruction · alternative macro-instruction
- computingA macro.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic*makrós
- Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
- Frenchmacro-
- Englishmacro-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*strew-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréweti
- Proto-Italic*strowō
- Latinstruō
- Latinīnstruō
- Latinīnstrūctiō
- Old Frenchinstruccion
- Middle Englishinstruccioun
- Englishinstruction
- Englishmacroinstruction
From macro- + instruction, due to their being often quite long.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian macroistruzione
- macroistruzionemacro
Cite this entry
APA
macroinstruction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroinstruction
MLA
“macroinstruction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroinstruction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macroinstruction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroinstruction.
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