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bar line

noun Music.

bar1 (def. 16a).

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Origin of bar line

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby bar line

barley sandwich, barley stripe, barley sugar, barley water, barley wine, bar line, barlow, Barlow's disease, barm, bar magnet, barmaid
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Example sentences from the Web for bar line

  • This practice was consistently carried out, even when it involved writing a note on the bar-line!

    How to Write Music|Clement A. Harris

British Dictionary definitions for bar line

bar line

bar

noun

music the vertical line marking the boundary between one bar and the next
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