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double bar

–noun Music.
a double vertical line on a staff indicating the conclusion of a piece of music or a subdivision of it.


Origin:
1665–75
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double bar  
n.   Music
A double vertical or heavy black line drawn through a staff to indicate the end of any of the main sections of a composition.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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