macrobiotic
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- adjective
- /ˌmækroʊbaɪˈɑtɪk/
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macrobiótico
- You know, I’m all about yoga and macrobiotic food.
- macrobiotic diet
- macrobiotic food
- macrobiotic restaurant
One was vegan and one was, you know, macrobiotic from M Cafe.
- One was vegan and one was, you know, macrobiotic from M Cafe.
Examples
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We had a small kitchen where we could make coffee and tea, and a fridge to keep food in—macrobiotic salads for when Allen visited, which wasn't that often.
Blog text (3) -
A macrobiotic lifestyle promotes eating whole grains and natural foods for better health.
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I was macrobiotic for a couple of years, then I got pregnant and just ate ice cream.
Blog text (24) -
It's a macrobiotic, low glycemic index meal.
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But get this: it was a vegan, macrobiotic Thai dumpling we got while we were out and about.
Blog text (1) -
The building two doors down houses a macrobiotic restaurant, its menu listing dishes of tofu, seitan, and seaweed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Many people choose a macrobiotic diet to improve their overall health and well-being.
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He prepared a delicious macrobiotic meal using brown rice and fresh vegetables.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
macrobiotic = biotic (semi-transparent) = macro + bio + tic
The base adjective 'biotic' is recognizable, but macro- adds a specialized classical sense that yields a technical diet term rather than a fully predictable everyday meaning.
Etymology
Macrobiotic comes from Greek parts macro- ('large' or 'long') and bio ('life'), the same 'bio' you see in biology, so the idea is about 'long life'. So a macrobiotic diet is a way of eating that focuses on whole grains and natural foods to help people live longer and stay healthy.