noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈiː flæt ˈmeɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The major key with E-flat as its tonic, with the notes E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D the key signature of which has three flats
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
{\key es \major es' f' g' aes' bes' c d es2}
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The major chord with a root of E-flat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative spelling of E flat major.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
降E大調 /降E大调
(jiàngyì dàdiào)
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Dutch:
es-groot
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Dutch:
es-majeur
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Dutch:
es grote terts
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Finnish:
Es-duuri
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
French:
mi bémol majeur
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
German:
Es-Dur
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Italian:
mi bemolle maggiore
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Japanese:
変ホ長調
(henhochōchō)
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Korean:
내림마장조
(naerimmajangjo)
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Polish:
Es-dur
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Russian:
ми-бемо́ль мажо́р
(mi-bemólʹ mažór)
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Serbo-Croatian:
Ес-дур
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Spanish:
mi bemol mayor
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Swedish:
Ess-dur
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Ukrainian:
Мі-бемоль мажор
(Mi-bemolʹ mažor)
— the major scale with E-flat as its tonic
Dutch:
es-groot
— the major chord with a root of E-flat
Dutch:
es-majeur
— the major chord with a root of E-flat
Dutch:
es grote terts
— the major chord with a root of E-flat
French:
mi bémol majeur
— the major chord with a root of E-flat
German:
Es-Dur
— the major chord with a root of E-flat
Spanish:
mi bemol mayor
— the major chord with a root of E-flat
