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Language: Old English
Origin: bereærn, from bere 'barley' + ærn 'place'

barn

 noun
     
barn
Related topics: Household, Agriculture, Buildings
barn [countable]
1TA a large farm building for storing crops, or for keeping animals in
2 informalTBBDH a large plain building:
a huge barn of a house
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