Topic: word of the day: barn
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barn --Merriam-Wester
noun
ˈbärn
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 (such as trolley cars or trucks)
barnlike ˈbärn-ˌlīk
adjective
barny ˈbär-nē
adjective
Etymology
Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn, from bere barley + ærn house, store
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Medical Definition
barn
noun
ˈbärn
: a unit of area equal to 10−24 cm2 that is used in nuclear physics for measuring cross section
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