macro biotic

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mac⋅ro⋅bi⋅ot⋅ic

[mak-roh-bahy-ot-ik]

–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to macrobiotics or its dietary practices.

2.	of, pertaining to, or serving macrobiotic food: a macrobiotic restaurant.

3.	long-lived.

4.	lengthening the life span.

–noun

5.	a person who adheres to the principles of macrobiotics or who follows its dietary practices.

Origin:
1790–1800; macro- + biotic

Related forms:

mac⋅ro⋅bi⋅ot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

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Word Origin & History

macrobiotic

"inclined to prolong life," 1797, from Gk. makrobiotikos "long-lived," from makros "long" (see macro-) + bios "life" (see bio-). The specific reference to a Zen Buddhist dietary system dates from 1936.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mac·ro·bi·ot·ic
Pronunciation: "mak-rO-bI-'ät-ik, -bE-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being a dietthat consists of whole cereals and grains supplemented especially with beans and vegetables and that in its especially former more restrictive forms has been linked to nutritional deficiencies

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