macrobiotic

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English

Etymology

From macro- +‎ -biotic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

macrobiotic (comparative more macrobiotic, superlative most macrobiotic)

  1. Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself.
    • 1999, Shana Larsen, 200 Cigarettes (motion picture), spoken by Kevin (Paul Rudd):
      You let somebody move in with you, you make all these little compromises to smooth things along, and the next thing you know, you're on some macrobiotic diet, you're listening to Joni Mitchell!
  2. Long-lived.

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Makrobiotik or French macrobiotique.

Adjective

macrobiotic m or n (feminine singular macrobiotică, masculine plural macrobiotici, feminine and neuter plural macrobiotice)

  1. macrobiotic

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite macrobiotic macrobiotică macrobiotici macrobiotice
definite macrobioticul macrobiotica macrobioticii macrobioticele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite macrobiotic macrobiotice macrobiotici macrobiotice
definite macrobioticului macrobioticei macrobioticilor macrobioticelor
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