macrobiotics

English edit

Etymology edit

From macro- +‎ biotics.

Pronunciation edit

(Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌmækɹoʊˌbaɪˈɑtəks/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmæk.ɹəʊˈbaɪ.ɒt.ɪks/
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Noun edit

macrobiotics (uncountable)

The art of prolonging life.
The use of a macrobiotic diet.

Translations edit

art of prolonging life

German: Makrobiotik (de)
Greek: μακροβιοτική (el) f (makroviotikí)
Italian: macrobiotica (it) f
Welsh: macrofioteg f

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “macrobiotics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)