English

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Etymology

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From Latin macrocollum.

Noun

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macrocollum (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A variety of paper in Ancient Rome, measuring a foot and a half in width.

Alternative forms

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μακρόκωλον (makrókōlon), from μακρός (makrós). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what are the Greek roots?”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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macrocollum n (genitive macrocollī); second declension

  1. large-sized paper, royal paper
    • 68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 13.25.3:
      Sed tamen ego non despero probatum iri Varroni, et id, quoniam impensam fecimus in macrocolla, facile patior teneri.
      However, I don't despair of winning Varro's approval; and, as I have gone to the expense of a large paper copy, I should like to stick to my plan.

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative macrocollum macrocolla
Genitive macrocollī macrocollōrum
Dative macrocollō macrocollīs
Accusative macrocollum macrocolla
Ablative macrocollō macrocollīs
Vocative macrocollum macrocolla

References

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  • macrocollum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • macrocollum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers