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barn

barn
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahrn]
    • /bɑrn/
    • /bɑːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahrn]
    • /bɑrn/

Definitions of barn word

  • countable noun barn A barn is a building on a farm in which crops or animal food can be kept. 3
  • noun barn a large farm outbuilding, used chiefly for storing hay, grain, etc, but also for housing livestock 3
  • noun barn a large shed for sheltering railroad cars, trucks, etc 3
  • noun barn any large building, esp an unattractive one 3
  • noun barn relating to a system of poultry farming in which birds are allowed to move freely within a barn 3
  • noun barn a unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10–28 square metre 3

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Origin of barn

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English bern, Old English berern (bere (see barley1) + ern, ǣrn house, cognate with Old Frisian fīaern cowhouse, Old High German erin, Gothic razn, Old Norse rann house; cf. ransack, rest1)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Barn

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

barn popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

barn usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for barn

noun barn

  • shed — Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
  • outbuilding — a detached building subordinate to a main building.
  • animal shelter — an establishment, especially one supported by charitable contributions, that provides a temporary home for dogs, cats, and other animals that are offered for adoption.
  • outhouse — an outbuilding with one or more seats and a pit serving as a toilet; privy.
  • cowshed — A cowshed is a building where cows are kept or milked.

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