macrolanguage

ˌmækroʊˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ

Definition

Definition of macrolanguage - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

linguistics

TECH.

dialect continuum with varying varieties

TECH.

Mandarin is considered a macrolanguage in China.

continuum

dialect

language

technology

TECH.

system for defining and processing macros

TECH.

The software uses a macrolanguage to automate tasks.

standards

TECH.

bookkeeping device for ISO language standards

TECH.

The ISO code was assigned as a macrolanguage.

language family

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Origin of macrolanguage

Greek, makros (large) + glossa (language)

Examples of macrolanguage in a sentence

The concept of a macrolanguage helps in linguistic classification.
Developers often rely on a macrolanguage for scripting.
A macrolanguage simplifies complex coding tasks.
The committee discussed the classification of the macrolanguage.
Linguists often refer to it as a macrolanguage.

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French:macrolangue, macro-langage, ...
German:Makrosprache, Makrosystem, ...
Italian:macrolingua, macrolinguaggio, ...
Spanish:macrolengua, macrolenguaje, ...
Portuguese:macrolíngua, linguagem macro, ...
Chinese:方言连续体, 宏语言, ...
Japanese:マクロランゲージ, マクロ言語, ...
Arabic:لُغَة كُبْرَى, لُغَة مَاكْرُو, ...
Hebrew:מַקְרוֹ-שָׁפָה, שְׂפַת מַאקרוֹ, ...
Russian:макроязык, макроязыковая категория, ...
Ukrainian:макромова, макроязик, ...
Hindi:मैक्रोलैंग्वेज, मैक्रोभाषा, ...
Bengali:ম্যাক্রোল্যাঙ্গুয়েজ, ISO ভাষা, ...
Catalan:macrollenguatge, macrollengua, ...
Czech:makrojazyk, jazyk maker, ...
Danish:makrosprog, ...
Dutch:macrotaal, ...
Greek:μακρογλώσσα, γλώσσα μακροεντολών, ...
Hungarian:makronyelv, makrónyelv, ...
Khmer:ភាសាគ្របដណ្តប់លើបន្តសំនួនភាសា, ប្រព័ន្ធភាសាសម្រាប់កំណត់ និងដំណើរការពាក្យបញ្ជាស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:매크로랭귀지, 매크로 언어, ...
Persian:زبان کلان, زبان ماکرو, ...
Polish:makrojęzyk, język makr, ...
Portuguese (BR):macrolíngua, macrolinguagem, ...
Romanian:macrolimbaj, limbaj de ansamblu, ...
Swedish:makrospråk, ...
Thai:ภาษามหาภาค, ภาษามาโคร, ...
Turkish:makrodil, makro dil, ...
Vietnamese:ngôn ngữ vĩ mô, ngôn ngữ macro, ...

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