barre

Definitions


[bɑː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a horizontal bar at waist level on which ballet dancers rest a hand for support during certain exercises

- denoting a chord on a guitar or similar instrument in which one finger is laid across all the strings at a particular fret
(e.g: a barre chord)


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Origin:
French


[ˈbareɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a method of playing a chord on the guitar or a similar instrument in which one finger is laid across all the strings at a particular fret


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: French, literally ‘barred’, past participle of barrer




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