Question 1 · Quick check
macro
/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/
noun · adjective
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A command that performs a series of actions automatically.
- 02
noun
Extra detailClipping of macrobiotic.
Examples
He took a lot of macro photographs of disgusting Canadian bugs.
The preprocessor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 2
Also pronounced
- /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningClipping of macroeconomics.
adjective
Extra meaningsVery large in scope or scale.
Very large in scale or scope.
More examples
In contextBut simply turning off iCloud backups was an incomplete solution. The macro problem, I wrote in my column last year, is that people have sacrificed ownership and control of their data.
Crumb's sexual fixation on gigantic women's legs became a major feature of his most celebrated images. Despite the common themes among macrophiles, Ed Lundt believes that no two macro fantasies are quite alike […]
He said he macroed anatomy from 0 to about 80 and his healing went from the 52 he started with to 58.2.
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Origin
noun
From macro-, from French, from Latin, ulimately from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).