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Macron (diacritic)

A macron (/ˈmækrɒn, ˈmeɪ-/ MAK-ron, MAY-) is a diacritical mark: it is a straight bar ¯ placed above a letter, usually a vowel. Its name derives from the Ancient Greek word μακρόν (makrón), meaning 'long', because it was originally used to mark long or heavy syllables in Greco-Roman metrics. It now more often marks a long vowel. In the International…

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Macron (diacritic)

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macron used vowel long vowels māori letters letter length mark indicate also latin tahitian use written tone languages macrons distinguish

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the German Kurrentschriftinstance ofIn Old English texts a macron above a letter indicates the omission of an m or n that would normally follow that letter.In older handwriting0.80text
the macron over an a-e-i-o-u or ä-ö-ü stood for an ninstance ofIn Old English texts a macron above a letter indicates the omission of an m or n that would normally follow that letter.In older handwriting0.80text
or over an m or an n meant that the letter was doubledinstance ofIn Old English texts a macron above a letter indicates the omission of an m or n that would normally follow that letter.In older handwriting0.80text
in dūinstance ofē and ō can be used for decorative purposes both in handwritten and computed Bokmål and Nynorsk or to denote vowel length0.80text

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