Beatles

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

An extremely successful and influential British rock music quartet that operated primarily in the 1960s.

noun

plural of Beatle

Pronunciation

/ˈbiːtəlz/ [ˈbɪi̯tʰəlz] ~ [ˈbɪi̯tʰl̩z] /ˈbiːɾəlz/ [ˈbɪi̯ɾəlz] ~ [ˈbɪi̯ɾl̩z] En-us-Beatles.oga /ˈbiːʔəlz/ [ˈbɪi̯ʔəlz] ~ [ˈbɪi̯ʔl̩z]

Word forms

Beatles the Beatles

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.

Synonyms

Fab Four

Derived words

Beatle Beatle boot Beatle cut Beatledom Beatlehead Beatle-ish Beatle-less Beatlelike Beatlemania Beatlemaniac Beatleness Beatles-like Beatlesque Beatley big as the Beatles pre-Beatles the Fifth Beatle

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