3syllables
barrier
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Definitions ofbarrier
1noun
- A structure that bars passage.
- An obstacle or impediment.
- A boundary or limit.
- (grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.
- A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
- The lists in a tournament.
- (in the plural) A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.
1verb
- To block or obstruct with a barrier.
Synonyms: bar
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