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barr¹

Where it comes from

From French barrir (“to trumpet; to make the sound of an elephant”), from Old French barrire, from Late Latin barriō, from Latin barrus (“elephant”).

verb barrs · barring · barred

  1. obsolete To make the sound of an elephant. He gave us also the example of the Philosopher, who, when he thought most seriously to have withdrawn himself unto a solitary Privacy, far from the rufling Clutterments of the tumultuous and confused World, the better to improve his Theory, to contrive, comment, and ratiocinate, was, notwithstanding

barr²

Where it comes from

See bar.

noun barrs

  1. countable, obsolete, uncountable Obsolete spelling of bar

verb barrs · barring · barred

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of bar

Barr³

  • /bɑɹ/ US

Where it comes from

As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from barr (“height, hill, tip”). As an English surname, from bar.

proper noun

  1. An English and Scottish surname.
  2. A commune in Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France.
  3. A village in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX2794).
  4. A locality in Bishop's Hull parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1925).
  5. A township in Daviess County, Indiana, United States.
  6. A township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: blackball, epstein, mainland, parr, bare, barre, baer, crest, peak, summit, top, pinnacle, apex, zenith, vertex, crown

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"barr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/barr.

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@misc{barr_2026,
  title = {barr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barr},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}