name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
barre
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/bæɹi/
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Received-Pronunciation: /bɑː/
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General-American: bär
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General-American: /bɑɹ/
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General-American: [bɑɹ]
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General-American: [bɑ˞]
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Australian: /baː/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
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homophone: baa
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homophone: bah (in some pronunciations)
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CMU ARPABET: B EH1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: B AA1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A place in the United States:
A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts. named after Isaac Barré.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A place in the United States:
A town in Orleans County, New York, named after Barre, MA.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, probably after Barre, VT.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A commune in Tarn department, Occitania, France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: ballet
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noun
Meaning 8
Ellipsis of barre chord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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verb
Meaning 9
To form a barre chord on an instrument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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History
Etymology
From the French surname, named after several places containing Barre in France.
Borrowed from French barre. Doublet of bar.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: tanko — a handrail fixed to a wall
- French: barre — a handrail fixed to a wall
- German: Ballettstange — a handrail fixed to a wall
- Vietnamese: bấm ba-rê — to form a barre chord