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barre.

A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɑː/Received-Pronunciation/bɑɹ/General-American[bɑɹ]General-American[bɑ˞]General-American
  1. A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.

  2. Ellipsis of barre chord.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French barre. Doublet of bar.

verb/bɑː/Received-Pronunciation/bɑɹ/General-American[bɑɹ]General-American[bɑ˞]General-American
  1. To form a barre chord on an instrument.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French barre. Doublet of bar.

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