Macroned

Quick meaning: Macroned is an adjective meaning (rare) Marked with a macron; bearing a macron.

Meaning

(rare) Marked with a macron; bearing a macron.

Example Sentences

The font's macroned vowels looked unattractive.

Common Japanese words, such as the place name Tōkyō (東京), require macroned vowels to properly express long vowels when using the Hepburn system, which is the most widely accepted Japanese transliteration system.

Thus o will represent all shades of sound of the o group, macroned "ō" being used when desirable, for the so-called "long o" of whatever shade, phonetic specialists using also other marked forms, “ŏ, ó, ò, ô, ö," etc., according to some accepted system.

Nor do I use macroned letters to convey long Arabic vowels. These omissions are made in order to facilitate the production of a lengthy text such as this one, and by no means reflect my negative attitude toward any transliteration system current in my field of specialization.

Synonyms for macroned

Depending on context, synonyms include macronized.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include breve, micron.

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