bémol

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French

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin b molle (B flat, literally soft B); the "flat" symbol looks like a small b, so this distinguishes it from the letter b.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /be.mɔl/
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Noun

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bémol m (plural bémols)

  1. (music) flat, bemol
    Coordinate terms: bécarre, dièse
  2. (figuratively) dampener

Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: бемол (bemol)
  • Macedonian: бемол (bemol)
  • Persian: بمل (bemol)
  • Polish: bemol
  • Russian: бемоль (bemolʹ)
  • Turkish: bemol

Further reading

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