/bɑːn/
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Translation
A large farm building for keeping animals, hay, or machines.
Word origin
From Old English bereaern meaning barley house, from bere meaning barley plus aern meaning house.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- bereaern
- English cognates
- barley
Grammar
Gender
Pluralbarns
Examples
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A barn keeps farm animals warm and dry.
stored hay .
Barns also hold hay, grain, and machines.
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Here the barn is just a big farm building.
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