Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a barrier.

Etymologies

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barrier +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Mounted vertically on the walls are red fluorescents punctuated with short, perpendicular elements, the entirety bathed in blue light — not red, owing to the reflected light from an adjacent barrierlike installation.

    Form, a Series 2009

  • Mounted vertically on the walls are red fluorescents punctuated with short, perpendicular elements, the entirety bathed in blue light — not red, owing to the reflected light from an adjacent barrierlike installation.

    Form, a Series 2009

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