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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Makrothema

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmaːkʁoˌteːma

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Macro-topic/ˈmæk.roʊˌtɒp.ɪk/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Dieses Buch behandelt ein sehr komplexes Makrothema."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An overarching subject or broad theme that encompasses multiple smaller, more specific sub-topics.

    "Climate change is a macro-topic that includes sub-themes like renewable energy, carbon tax, and biodiversity."
  2. 2

    A primary category used in content organization, data classification, or curriculum design to group related information.

    "The textbook is organized into four macro-topics, each divided into several detailed chapters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combining form 'macro-' (from Ancient Greek 'makros', meaning large or long) combined with 'topic' (from Greek 'topikos', relating to a place or subject). The compounding emerged in modern information science and linguistics to designate overarching subjects encompassing multiple sub-themes.

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