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Barbarian
Associated persons:
Barbar Barbar
Description:
Meaning a nude savage man this word is said to be imitative of the confused sound of foreign savage voices, repeating the meaningless syllables «bar, bar». The term is also said to come from the Latin word «barbarus» or bearded and refers to the unshaven rough appearances of the savage foreigner. By the Greeks it meant anybody not speaking Greek. You barbarian!
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