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Barbara

Pronunciation: /ˈbɑɹb(ə)ɹə/

The English word “Barbara” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y".

Etymology

* From Latin Barbara, the name of Saint Barbara, feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Doublet of Varvara. * (logic): From the given name; chosen because it has three A's in it representing universal affirmatives.

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