macron
noun[C]
phonetics,languagespecializeduk/ˈmæk.rɒn/us/ˈmeɪ.krɑːn//ˈmæk.rɑːn/asymbol(ˉ) written orprintedabove avowelto show that it ispronouncedwith alongsound:
长音符号（ˉ）"Maori" should be written with a macron on the "a".“Maori”应该在“a”上加一个长音符号。
The fivevowelscome inlongandshortforms; thelongformis sometimessignifiedinprintby a macron (aflatbar) above theletter.五个元音的发音有长短之分，在书面上有时会在长元音上加长音符号（一条短横线）来进行标注。
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- Macrons have beenomittedin well-knownplacenamessuch as Tokyo and Kyoto.
- Theusermustcontendwith macrons over somevowels.
- Longvowelsareindicatedbyplacingalineorbarabove thevowel. This is a diacriticalmarkknownas a macron.
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- guttural
- homonym
- laterally
- lax
- lenis
- misemphasis
- mispronunciation
- phonology
- schwa
- semivowel
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology
- suprasegmental