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Macron

noun
1.
A diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound.





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"Macron" Quotes from Famous Books



... been marked with underscores, like 'this'. oe ligature has been changed to 'oe'. In "trieres" and "Trieres", the 'e' stands for an 'e' with a macron. ...
— Famous Sea Fights - From Salamis to Tsu-Shima • John Richard Hale


Words linked to "Macron" :   diacritic, diacritical mark


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