barriers
noun
Meaning
- A structure that bars passage.
- An obstacle or impediment.
- A boundary or limit.
- (grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.
- A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
- The lists in a tournament.
- To block or obstruct with a barrier.
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