macro-
French, prefix\ma.kʁo\
macro- is a French prefix meaning “macro-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “De taille importante”.
What does macro- mean in English?
prefix
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macro-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. De taille importante.
adjective: 1. En rapport avec la macrophotographie.
noun: 1. Instruction destinée à un préprocesseur, pour lui permettre d’inclure sur commande d’autres instructions dans la source d’un programme de manière paramétrée. 2. Petite routine informatique permettant dans certains logiciels d’automatiser une tâche répétitive. 3. Macrophotographie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of macro-
- macros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macro-?
- \ma.kʁo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to macro-
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is macro- in French?
macro- appears 3.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).