| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| barrow2 |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bar·row |
| PRONUNCIATION: | b r  |
| NOUN: | A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English bergh, from Old English beorg, beorh, hill, burial site. See bhergh-2 in Appendix I.
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