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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
2. 2
   Ellipsis of barre chord. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Verb

1. 1
   To form a barre chord on an instrument.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from French. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts. named after Isaac Barré. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A place in the United States:; A town in Orleans County, New York, named after Barre, MA. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A place in the United States:; A city and town in Washington County, Vermont, named after Isaac Barré; the city is surrounded by the town. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A place in the United States:; A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, probably after Barre, VT. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A commune in Tarn department, Occitania, France. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French barre. Doublet of bar.

Etymology 2

From the French surname, named after several places containing Barre in France.

Related phrases

Port BarreWilkes-Barre

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