macroscianadj.n.

Brit.

/məˈkrɒʃɪən/, U.S.

/məˈkrɑʃiən/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Greek μακρός , σκιά , -an suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μακρός long (see macro- comb. form) + σκιά shadow (see scio- comb. form) + -an suffix, perhaps via French macroscien (1867 in Littré) or Hellenistic Greek μακρόσκιος.

rare.

A. adj.

Having a long shadow.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Macroscian a. & n.

1946 O. Sitwell Scarlet Tree iv. i. 120 How did it shape itself, the morning of that macroscian day which I had dreaded for so long?

B. n.

A person whose shadow is long, spec. an inhabitant of the polar regions.

ΚΠ

1890 [see sense A.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macroscian
释义	macroscianadj.n. Brit. /məˈkrɒʃɪən/, U.S. /məˈkrɑʃiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Greek μακρός , σκιά , -an suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek μακρός long (see macro- comb. form) + σκιά shadow (see scio- comb. form) + -an suffix, perhaps via French macroscien (1867 in Littré) or Hellenistic Greek μακρόσκιος. rare. A. adj. Having a long shadow. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Macroscian a. & n. 1946 O. Sitwell Scarlet Tree iv. i. 120 How did it shape itself, the morning of that macroscian day which I had dreaded for so long? B. n. A person whose shadow is long, spec. an inhabitant of the polar regions. ΚΠ 1890 [see sense A.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1890
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