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Definition of
barley noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
barley
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈbɑrli
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a plant grown for its grain that is used for making food, beer, and
whiskey
; the grains of this plant
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