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macro-
macro- /mækrəʊ $ -roʊ/ prefix technical
 Language: Latin
 Origin: Greek makro-, from makros 'long'
large and concerning a whole system rather than particular parts of it
   OPP  micro:
    macroeconomics
    macromolecular structures


macro-BrE /ˈmækrəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmækroʊ/ 🔊 combining form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs 构成名词、形容词和副词) large; on a large scale 大的;宏观的;大规模的macroeconomics宏观经济学 OPP micro-