bar line

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bar line

noun bar lines · barline

A vertical line in musical notation used to separate two bars or measures.
Similar: bar
Synonym of crossline (“type of headline”).
Similar: crossline

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noun vertical line across a staff

Español	barra de compás
中文	小節線 /小节线 xiǎojiéxiàn
Português	barra de compasso
Français	barre de mesure
Deutsch	Taktstrich
Italiano	sbarretta
Ελληνικά	διαστολή diastolí
Русский	та́ктовая черта́ táktovaja čertá, такт takt

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@misc{bar_line_2026,
  title = {bar line},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bar%20line},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}