| Front | barren |
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| Back | bar•renBrE /ˈbærən/NAmE /ˈbærən/ adjective 1 (of land or soil) not good enough for plants to grow on ita barren desert a barren landscape (= one that is empty, with few plants) 2 (of plants or trees) not producing fruit or seeds infertile 3 (old-fashioned or formal) (of women or female animals) not able to produce children or young animals infertile 4 [usually before noun] not producing anything useful or successfulThe team will come through this barren patch and start to win again.  bar•ren•ness/BrE ˈbærənnəs; NAmE ˈbærənnəs/ noun[uncountable] |
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