Etymology

barre

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Today it means: A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises. Full definition →

French barre
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barre · noun, verb1

  1. French · borrowed frombarre
  2. English todaybarre

Borrowed from French barre. Doublet of bar.

Barre · proper noun2

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

Words from the same roots

Frenchbarre all →

barrybarre chord

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