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Beatles en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- [ˈbɪi̯tʰəlz] ~ [ˈbɪi̯tʰl̩z]
- /ˈbiːtəlz/
- /ˈbiːʔəlz/ t-glottalization
- [ˈbɪi̯ɾəlz] ~ [ˈbɪi̯ɾl̩z] t-flapping
- /ˈbiːɾəlz/ t-flapping
- [ˈbɪi̯ʔəlz] ~ [ˈbɪi̯ʔl̩z] t-glottalization
Etymology
Originally spelled Beatals, punningly referencing the expression beat all (“surpass everything”), then later altered to Beatles, blend of beat + beetles, with beat referring to "beat music" or the "beat" of a drum, and beetles inspired by the contemporaneous band name The Crickets.
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of Beatle
wikipedia: The Crickets
Beatles en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- [ˈbɪi̯tʰəlz] ~ [ˈbɪi̯tʰl̩z]
- /ˈbiːtəlz/
- /ˈbiːʔəlz/ t-glottalization
- [ˈbɪi̯ɾəlz] ~ [ˈbɪi̯ɾl̩z] t-flapping
- /ˈbiːɾəlz/ t-flapping
- [ˈbɪi̯ʔəlz] ~ [ˈbɪi̯ʔl̩z] t-glottalization
Etymology
Originally spelled Beatals, punningly referencing the expression beat all (“surpass everything”), then later altered to Beatles, blend of beat + beetles, with beat referring to "beat music" or the "beat" of a drum, and beetles inspired by the contemporaneous band name The Crickets.
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) An extremely successful and influential British rock music quartet that operated primarily in the 1960s.
Don't tell me to play goddamn Beatles in my house. We're in America, I swear to God.
2023, Priscilla Presley, Sandra Harmon, Sofia Coppola, Priscilla, spoken by Elvis (Jacob Elordi):Meronym: Beatles
Forms
Deriveds
Beatle boot · Beatlemaniac · Beatle cut · Beatlelike · big as the Beatles · pre-Beatles · Beatles-like · Beatledom · Beatlemania · Beatle · Beatle-less · Beatle-ish · Beatley · Beatleness · Beatlehead · the Fifth Beatle · Beatlesque
Synonyms
Fab Four
Translations (51)
el Μπητλς (rock music quartet) · ne द बिटल्स (rock music quartet) · az Bitlz (rock music quartet) · fo Beatlarnir (rock music quartet) · yue 披頭四 /披头四 (rock music quartet) · ru Битлы́ (rock music quartet) · cmn 披頭士 /披头士 (rock music quartet) · fr Beatles (rock music quartet) · de Beatles (rock music quartet) · is Bítlarnir (rock music quartet) · he הביטלס (rock music quartet) · sh Beatlesi (rock music quartet) · ar بِيتْلْز (rock music quartet) · be Бітлз (rock music quartet) · th เดอะบีตเทิลส์ (rock music quartet) · ru Битлз (rock music quartet) · es los Beatles (rock music quartet) · tr Beatles (rock music quartet) · yi די ביטלס (rock music quartet) · bg Би́йтълс (rock music quartet) · te బీటిల్స్ (rock music quartet) · sh Битлси (rock music quartet) · sv Beatlarna (rock music quartet) · hi बीटल्स (rock music quartet) · ja ザ・ビートルズ (rock music quartet) · ta பீட்டில்ஸ் (rock music quartet) · te ద బీటిల్స్ (rock music quartet) · bn দ্য বিটল্স (rock music quartet) · ar بِيتِيلْز (rock music quartet) · hy Բիթլզ (rock music quartet) · ml ദി ബീറ്റിൽസ് (rock music quartet) · mk Битлси (rock music quartet) · mr बीटल्स (rock music quartet) · fo Beatles (rock music quartet) · bn বিটল্স (rock music quartet) · hi द बीटल्स (rock music quartet) · fa بیتلز (rock music quartet) · ko 비틀즈 (rock music quartet) · ka ბითლზი (rock music quartet) · ja ビートルズ (rock music quartet) · mn Битлз (rock music quartet) · uk Бітлз (rock music quartet) · kn ದಿ ಬೀಟಲ್ಸ್ (rock music quartet) · kn ಬೀಟಲ್ಸ್ (rock music quartet) · cmn 披頭四 /披头四 (rock music quartet) · pt Os Beatles (rock music quartet) · fi Beatles (rock music quartet) · pl Beatlesi (rock music quartet) · sv Beatles (rock music quartet) · ko 더 비틀즈 (rock music quartet) · ml ബീറ്റിൽസ് (rock music quartet)
wikipedia: The Crickets