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/ˈbɑɹli/ · noun
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks..
Use barley when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Barley means A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks..
Common synonyms include barleycorn.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use barley where its definition matches the intended context.
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