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macrobiotic

[mak-roh-bahy-ot-ik]
adjective
  1. of or relating to macrobiotics or its dietary practices.
  2. of, relating to, or serving macrobiotic food: a macrobiotic restaurant.
  3. long-lived.
  4. lengthening the life span.
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noun
  1. a person who adheres to the principles of macrobiotics or who follows its dietary practices.
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Origin of macrobiotic

First recorded in 1790–1800; macro- + biotic
Related formsmac·ro·bi·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for macrobiotic

macrobiotic

adjective
  1. of or relating to macrobiotics
  2. of a diet comprising only food conforming to the principles of macrobiotics
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Word Origin and History for macrobiotic

adj.

also macro-biotic, "inclined to prolong life," 1797, from Greek 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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