: of a style of unaccompanied group singing of popular songs usually marked by highly conventionalized close harmony
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Every block in downtown Allentown seems to have a Dominican barbershop, churches with Spanish names and countless Hispanic food restaurants.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
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Noun
There’s a scene in a barbershop and a scene in a church.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Every block in downtown Allentown seems to have a Dominican barbershop, churches with Spanish names and countless Hispanic food restaurants.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for barbershop
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“Barbershop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbershop. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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