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barbershop
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bar·ber·shop  (bärbr-shp)
n.
The place of business of a barber.
adj.
Of, consisting of, or relating to the performance of sentimental songs for unaccompanied, usually male voices in four-part harmony: a barbershop quartet.

barbershop [ˈbɑːbəˌʃɒp]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) Now chiefly US the premises of a barber
2. (Music, other) (modifier) denoting or characterized by a type of close four-part harmony for male voices, popular in romantic and sentimental songs of the 1920s and 1930s a barbershop quartet
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.barbershopbarbershop - a shop where men can get their hair cut
barber chair - a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers
shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
Translations
barbershop [ˈbɑːbəʃɒp] (US)
A. Nbarbería f
B. CPD barbershop quartet N cuarteto vocal armónico de hombres que se especializa en canciones sentimentales de los años 20 y 30
barbershop [ˈbɑːrrʃɒp]
n
(MUSIC) (= musical style) type de chant a cappella surtout exécuté par des chœurs masculins
(US) = barber shop
modif [quartet] → d'hommes chantant a cappella; [chorus] → a cappella
barber shop barbershop [ˈbɑːrrʃɒp] (US) n (= men's hairdresser) → coiffeur m pour hommes
barbershop
n (US) → (Herren)friseurgeschäft ntor -laden m
adj barbershop quartetBarbershop-Quartett nt


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