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Plural of barley

regular plural

The plural of barley is barleys.

Forms of barley

Singularbarley /ˈbɑɹli/
Pluralbarleys
Countableusually uncountable

Meaning of barley

  1. noun A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
  2. noun The seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi).

Full definition of barley

Questions about the plural of barley

What is the plural of barley?
The plural of barley is barleys.
Is barley countable?
Barley is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.

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