0 a symbol (ˉ) written or printed above a vowel to show that it is pronounced with a long sound:
"Maori" should be written with a macron on the "a".
The five vowels come in long and short forms; the long form is sometimes signified in print by a macron (a flat bar) above the letter.
Macrons have been omitted in well-known place names such as Tokyo and Kyoto.
The user must contend with macrons over some vowels.
Long vowels are indicated by placing a line or bar above the vowel. This is a diacritical mark known as a macron.
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