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BARRIE

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Overview

BARRIE (noun)
  The noun BARRIE has 1 sense:

1. Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)play

  Familiarity information: BARRIE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


BARRIE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Barrie; J. M. Barrie; James Barrie; James Matthew Barrie; Sir James Matthew Barrie

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)


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