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barley
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
barley
(noun)
barley sugar
(noun)
barley wine
(noun)
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barley
/
ˈ
bɑɚli/
noun
barley
/
ˈ
bɑɚli/
noun
Learner's definition of BARLEY
[
noncount
]
:
a kind of grain used for food and to make beer and whiskey
also
:
the plant on which this grain grows
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