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macrolanguage

Definitions

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  • noun computing A system for defining and processing macros.
  • noun linguistics A language consisting of widely varying dialects, or a group of very closely related languages.

Etymologies

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From macro + language.

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From macro- +‎ language.

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Examples

  • About Egyptian Arabic Egyptian Arabic is part of the Arabic macrolanguage of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

    Planet-x.com.au » Arabic 2009

  • Albanian is a macrolanguage spoken by roughly 15 million inhabitants of the Balkan peninsula, mainly in Albania, located in Europe’s southeastern corner.

    The Real Origins of the Albanian Language 2009

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