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Barre vs Barred - What's the difference?

barre | barred |

As a noun barre

is burden, load or barre can be fetus, pregnancy, child.

As an adjective barred is

having bars; striped.

As a verb barred is

(bar).

barre

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (ballet) A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.

    • Anagrams

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    barred

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having bars; striped.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=14 citation , passage=Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall.  Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.}}
  • Prevented.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (bar)
    • He barred the door at evening.
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