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- [bahr-lee-kawrn]
- /ˈbɑr liˌkɔrn/
- /ˈbɑːlɪkɔːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahr-lee-kawrn]
- /ˈbɑr liˌkɔrn/
Definitions of barleycorn word
- noun barleycorn a grain of barley, or barley itself 3
- noun barleycorn an obsolete unit of length equal to one third of an inch 3
- noun barleycorn barley or a grain of barley 3
- noun barleycorn an old unit of linear measure equal to 1⁄3 inch 3
- noun barleycorn John, John Barleycorn. 1
- noun barleycorn A grain of barley. 1
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Origin of barleycorn
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English. See barley1, corn1
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Parts of speech for Barleycorn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
barleycorn popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
barleycorn usage trend in Literature
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