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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.
