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bar⋅ri⋅er

  [bar-ee-er]
–noun
1. anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced.
2. any natural bar or obstacle: a mountain barrier.
3. anything that restrains or obstructs progress, access, etc.: a trade barrier.
4. a limit or boundary of any kind: the barriers of caste.
5. Physical Geography. an antarctic ice shelf or ice front.
6. barrier beach.
7. barriers, History/Historical. the palisade or railing surrounding the ground where tourneys and jousts were carried on.
8. Archaic. a fortress or stockade.
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Origin:
1275–1325; ME < MF barriere (barre bar 1 + -iere < L -āria -ary ); r. ME barrere < AF < ML barrera

Synonyms:
1. palisade, wall. 1–3. obstruction, hindrance, impediment. See bar 1 .
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bar·ri·er   (bār'ē-ər)   
n.  

  1. A structure, such as a fence, built to bar passage.

  2. Something immaterial that obstructs or impedes: Intolerance is a barrier to understanding. See Synonyms at obstacle.

  3. Physiology A membrane, tissue, or mechanism that blocks the passage of certain substances.

  4. Ecology A physical or biological factor that limits the migration, interbreeding, or free movement of individuals or populations.

  5. A boundary or limit.

  6. Something that separates or holds apart.

  7. A movable gate that keeps racehorses in line before the start of a race.

  8. The palisades or fences enclosing the lists of a medieval tournament. Often used in the plural.

  9. Geology An ice barrier.


[Middle English barrer, from Old French barriere, from Vulgar Latin *barrāria, from *barra, bar.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

barrier 
c.1325, from O.Fr. barriere "obstacle," from barre "bar" (see bar). First record of barrier reef is from 1805.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bar·ri·er
Pronunciation: 'bar-E-&r
Function: noun
1 : a material object or set of objects that separates, demarcates,or serves as a barricade —see BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER, PLACENTAL BARRIER
2 : a factor that tends to restrict the free movement, mingling, or interbreeding of individuals or populations barriers to hybridization>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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barrier bar·ri·er (bār'ē-ər)
n.

  1. A structure, such as a fence, built to bar passage.

  2. A boundary or limit.

  3. An obstacle or impediment.

  4. Something that separates or holds apart.

  5. Something immaterial that obstructs or impedes behavior.

  6. A physical or biological factor that limits the migration, interbreeding, or free movement of individuals or populations.

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