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micro

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adj/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ//ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/
  1. 1

    Very small in scale or scope.

    • At the micro level, he was a good manager. At the macro level, he failed.
noun/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ//ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/
  1. 1

    Clipping of microwave (“microwave oven”).abbreviationalt-ofclipping

    • Just put it in the micro for 30 seconds and it's ready to eat.
  2. 2

    Clipping of microeconomics.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

  3. 3

    Clipping of microcomputer.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

    • If you can possibly afford to spend a few more pounds then you should move up into the next price bracket, where the potential of the home micro starts to be realised.
    • So what sort of hero is this bounding, bomb collecting midget? The answer is an arcade hero - and now he's let loose in your micro courtesy of conversion kings, Elite.
  4. 4

    Clipping of micromanagement.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

  5. 5

    Clipping of microphile.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

  6. 6

    Clipping of microphilia.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

  7. 7

    In the context of microphilia, one who is abnormally very small.alsoattributivecolloquial

verb/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ//ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/
  1. 1

    Clipping of micromanage.abbreviationalt-ofambitransitive

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