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macrobiotic
adjective mac·ro·bi·ot·ic \-bī-ˈä-tik, -bē-\
: consisting of mainly whole grains and vegetables
Full Definition of MACROBIOTIC
: of, relating to, or being a diet based on the Chinese cosmological principles of yin and yang that consists of whole cereals and grains supplemented especially with beans and vegetables and that in its especially former more restrictive forms has been linked to nutritional deficiencies
— macrobiotics noun plural but singular in construction
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First Known Use of MACROBIOTIC
1965
Rhymes with MACROBIOTIC
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macrobiotic
adjective mac·ro·bi·ot·ic \ˌmak-rō-bī-ˈät-ik, -bē-\
Medical Definition of MACROBIOTIC
: of, relating to, or being a diet that consists of whole cereals and grains supplemented especially with beans and vegetables and that in its especially former more restrictive forms has been linked to nutritional deficiencies
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