barn
playSimple Definition of barn
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: a building on a farm that is used for storing grain and hay and for housing farm animals or equipment
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: a large building that is usually bare and plain
Full Definition of barn
1 a : a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment b : an unusually large and usually bare building <a great barn of a hotel — W. A. White>
2 : a large building for the housing of a fleet of vehicles (as trolley cars or trucks)
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Examples of barn in a sentence
They live in a big barn of a house.
Origin and Etymology of barn
Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn, from bere barley + ærn house, store
First Known Use: before 12th century
BARN Defined for Kids
barn
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: a building used for storing grain and hay and for housing farm animals
Medical Dictionary
barn
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: a unit of area equal to 10−24 square centimeters that is used in nuclear physics for measuring cross section
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