English Explanatory Dictionary

long-vowel mark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The symbol ː (the triangular colon), which marks long vowels in IPA.
  2. The symbol ー, which marks long vowels in Japanese hiragana and katakana.

Word forms

long-vowel mark long-vowel marks

Related words

macron
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