Phrase guide

double flat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a musical notation of two flats in front of a note indicating that it is to be lowered by two semitones

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flat

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: dubbelmol — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Catalan: doble bemoll — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Dutch: dubbelmol — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Esperanto: dubemolo — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Finnish: kaksoisalennusmerkki — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • French: double bémol — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Hungarian: bebé — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Hungarian: kettős bé — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Hungarian: dupla bé — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Irish: maol dúbailte — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Polish: bemol podwójny — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Russian: дубль-бемо́ль (dublʹ-bemólʹ) — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Spanish: doble bemol — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
  • Swedish: dubbel sänkning — music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower