macron

Plural: macra, macrons

Noun

A diacritical mark (¯) placed over a vowel to indicate a long sound.
a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.

Examples

If only we could use a MACRON to lengthen short words for extra points in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρόν (makrón), neuter form of μακρός (makrós, “long”) (English macro-).

Antonyms

breve, micron

Scrabble Score: 10

macron: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
macron: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
macron: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

macron: valid Words With Friends Word