No. 858 in Estonian

macron

In English, "macron" refers to a diacritical mark (¯) placed above a vowel to indicate it is long or pronounced differently.

In a sentence

Makroni abil tähistatakse pikas vokaalis erinevust.
The macron is used to denote a difference in a long vowel.
Makroni abil (by the macron)
Keeletundides õpime sõnu, mis sisaldavad makronit.
In language lessons, we learn words that contain a macron.
sisaldavad makronit (contain a macron)
Makron on oluline osa paljude keelte grammatikas.
The macron is an important part of the grammar of many languages.
Makron on oluline (The macron is important)

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