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bag·a·telle
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Audio Help [bag-uh-tel] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | something of little value or importance; a trifle. |
| 2. | a game played on a board having holes at one end into which balls are to be struck with a cue. |
| 3. | pinball. |
| 4. | a short and light musical composition, typically for the piano. |
[Origin: 1630–40; < F < Upper It bagat(t)ella, equiv. to bagatt(a) small possession (perh. bag(a) berry (< L bāca; cf bay4) + -att(a) dim. suffix) + -ella < L -illa dim. suffix
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bagatelle
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n.
[French, from Italian bagatella, diminutive of dialectal bagata, little property, possibly from Latin bāca, berry.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
bagatelle
1637, "a trifle," from Fr., from It. bagatella "a trifle," dim. of L. baca "berry." As "a piece of light music," it is attested from 1827.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| bagatelle | |
noun | |
| 1. | a light piece of music for piano |
| 2. | something of little value or significance |
| 3. | a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Bagatelle
Bag`a*telle"\, n. [F., fr. It. bagatella; cf. Prov. It. bagata trifle, OF. bague, Pr. bagua, bundle. See Bag, n.]1. A trifle; a thing of no importance. Rich trifles, serious bagatelles. --Prior. 2. A game played on an oblong board, having, at one end, cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
bagatelle
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