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People

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Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...
(born 1977), president of France since 2017 ** Brigitte Macron (born 1953), French teacher, wife of Emmanuel Macron * Jean-Michel Macron (born 1950), French professor of neurology, father of Emmanuel Macron * Ptolemy Macron (fl. 2nd century BCE), Seleucid general and governor


Science

* ''Macron'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails *
Macron (physics) In physics, macrons are microscopic (dust-sized) particles, accelerated to high speeds. The term was first used in the late 1960s, when it was believed that macrons could be accelerated cheaply in small particle accelerators as a way of achieving lo ...
, high-energy particle


Typography

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Macron (diacritic) A macron () is a diacritical mark: it is a straight bar placed above a letter, usually a vowel. Its name derives from Ancient Greek (''makrón'') "long", since it was originally used to mark long or heavy syllables in Greco-Roman metrics. ...
, a straight bar placed over a letter * Macron below, a macron placed below a letter * Overline, a horizontal line over two or more letters, sometimes mistakenly called a macron


Other

* Macron (sportswear), an Italian sportswear manufacturer * Macron Stadium, a former name of University of Bolton Stadium, home to Bolton Wanderers F.C. in Horwich, Lancashire, England * ''Macron 1'', the name of the North American version of '' GoShogun'', a Japanese anime series


See also

* * Underscore (disambiguation) * Macro (disambiguation) * Makron (disambiguation) * Marcon (disambiguation) * Micron (disambiguation) * Macaron, a type of meringue-based sweet confection * Macaroon, a type of cake {{disambiguation, surname