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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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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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Broader terms: flat
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
dubbelmol
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Catalan:
doble bemoll
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Dutch:
dubbelmol
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Esperanto:
dubemolo
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Finnish:
kaksoisalennusmerkki
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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French:
double bémol
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Hungarian:
bebé
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Hungarian:
kettős bé
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Hungarian:
dupla bé
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Irish:
maol dúbailte
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Polish:
bemol podwójny
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Russian:
дубль-бемо́ль
(dublʹ-bemólʹ)
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Spanish:
doble bemol
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower
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Swedish:
dubbel sänkning
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step lower