How to pronounce macrobiotic

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What macrobiotic means

adjective

Following a diet of whole grains, vegetables and natural foods

In a sentence: Our neighbor cooks macrobiotic meals with brown rice and fresh vegetables.

Where it comes from: It joins macro-, from a Greek word for "long," with -biotic, from a Greek word for "life." It once meant "long-lived."

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