Barbara

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Barbara \Bar"ba*ra\, n. [Coined by logicians.] (Logic)
   The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the
   various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism
   whose three propositions are universal affirmatives.
   --Whately.
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