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barline

barline is the alternative form of bar line.

Meaning of bar line

Noun

bar line (plural bar lines)

  1. A vertical line in musical notation used to separate two bars or measures.
    Synonyms:
    bar
  2. Synonym of crossline (“type of headline”).
    Synonyms:
    crossline

Forms of barline

pluralbarlines

Origin of barline

From bar + line.

Questions about barline

What is barline the alternative form of?
Barline is the alternative form of bar line.

Words near barline in the dictionary

  1. barleys
  2. barleywine
  3. barleywines
  4. Barlig
  5. barlike
  6. barline
  7. barlines
  8. barling
  9. Barling Magna
  10. barlings
  11. Barlip

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barline (page history and authors); bar line (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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