Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The flat symbol (♭), or a flattened note.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: diesis
History
From Italian bemolle, from Medieval Latin b mollis (“B-flat”, literally “soft B”).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
