/ ˈbɑːrɪŋ; NAmE / preposition
except for; unless there is / are :
Barring accidents, we should arrive on time.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from the verb bar + -ing .
/ ˈbɑːrɪŋ; NAmE / preposition
except for; unless there is / are :
Barring accidents, we should arrive on time.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from the verb bar + -ing .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005