macrobiotic

From macro- + -biotic.

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macrobiotic (comparative more macrobiotic, superlative most macrobiotic)

1. Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself.
   • 1999, Shana Larsen, 200 Cigarettes (motion picture), spoken by Kevin (Paul Rudd):

     You let somebody move in with you, you make all these little compromises to smooth things along, and the next thing you know, you're on some macrobiotic diet, you're listening to Joni Mitchell!

2. Long-lived.

Borrowed from German Makrobiotik or French macrobiotique.

macrobiotic m or n (feminine singular macrobiotică, masculine plural macrobiotici, feminine/neuter plural macrobiotice)

1. macrobiotic