"Beatles" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbiːtl̩z/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbiːtl̩z/ [US], [ˈbiːɾɫ̩z] [US] Audio: En-us-Beatles.oga Forms: the Beatles [canonical, plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|beat|beetles|nocap=1}} blend of beat + beetles Head templates: {{en-proper noun|p|head=the Beatles}} the Beatles pl (plural only)
  1. An extremely successful and influential British rock music quartet that operated primarily in the 1960s. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Musicians Synonyms: Fab Four Translations (rock music quartet): بِيتْلْز (bītlz) [plural] (Arabic), بِيتِيلْز (bītilz) [plural] (Arabic), Բիթլզ (Bitʻlz) (Armenian), Bitlz (Azerbaijani), Бітлз (Bitlz) [plural] (Belarusian), দ্য বিটল্স (dê biṭols) (Bengali), বিটল্স (biṭols) (Bengali), Би́йтълс (Bíjtǎls) [plural] (Bulgarian), 披頭四 (Chinese Cantonese), 披头四 (pei¹ tau⁴ sei³) (Chinese Cantonese), 披頭士 (Chinese Mandarin), 披头士 (Pītóushì) (Chinese Mandarin), 披頭四 (Chinese Mandarin), 披头四 (Pītóusì) (Chinese Mandarin), Beatles (Faroese), Beatlarnir [masculine, plural] (Faroese), Beatles (Finnish), Beatles [masculine, plural] (French), ბითლზი (bitlzi) (Georgian), Beatles [masculine, plural] (German), Μπητλς (Bitls) (Greek), הביטלס (haBitels) (Hebrew), द बीटल्स (da bīṭals) (Hindi), बीटल्स (bīṭals) (Hindi), Bítlarnir (Icelandic), ビートルズ (Bītoruzu) (Japanese), ザ・ビートルズ (za-Bītoruzu) (Japanese), ದಿ ಬೀಟಲ್ಸ್ (di bīṭals) (Kannada), ಬೀಟಲ್ಸ್ (bīṭals) (Kannada), 비틀즈 (Biteuljeu) (Korean), 더 비틀즈 (deo Biteuljeu) (Korean), Битлси (Bitlsi) [plural] (Macedonian), ദി ബീറ്റിൽസ് (di bīṟṟilsŭ) (Malayalam), ബീറ്റിൽസ് (bīṟṟilsŭ) (Malayalam), बीटल्स (bīṭalsa) (Marathi), Битлз (Bitlz) (Mongolian), द बिटल्स (da biṭalsa) (Nepali), بیتلز (bitelz) (Persian), Beatlesi (Polish), Os Beatles [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), Битлз (Bitlz) [plural] (Russian), Битлы́ (Bitlý) [colloquial, plural] (Russian), Битлси [plural] (Serbo-Croatian), Beatlesi [plural] (Serbo-Croatian), los Beatles [masculine, plural] (Spanish), Beatles [plural] (Swedish), Beatlarna [plural] (Swedish), பீட்டில்ஸ் (pīṭṭils) (Tamil), ద బీటిల్స్ (da bīṭils) (Telugu), బీటిల్స్ (bīṭils) (Telugu), เดอะบีตเทิลส์ (dùh bèet-tern) (Thai), Beatles (Turkish), Бітлз (Bitlz) [plural] (Ukrainian), די ביטלס (di bitls) [masculine, plural] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Beatles-en-name-3HBKwA12 Disambiguation of Musicians: 47 53 Categories (other): English blends, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Nepali translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Groups of people Disambiguation of English blends: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Nepali translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Groups of people: 86 14 Derived forms: 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

Noun

IPA: /ˈbiːtl̩z/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbiːtl̩z/ [US], [ˈbiːɾɫ̩z] [US] Audio: En-us-Beatles.oga
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. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|beat|beetles|nocap=1}} blend of beat + beetles Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} Beatles
  1. plural of Beatle Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Beatle Categories (topical): Musicians
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          "word": "बीटल्स"
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          "sense": "rock music quartet",
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          "sense": "rock music quartet",
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          "word": "Битлси"
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "rock music quartet",
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          "word": "Beatlesi"
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          "code": "te",
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          "sense": "rock music quartet",
          "word": "బీటిల్స్"
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          "sense": "rock music quartet",
          "word": "เดอะบีตเทิลส์"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Bitlz",
          "sense": "rock music quartet",
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      "roman": "bīṟṟilsŭ",
      "sense": "rock music quartet",
      "word": "ബീറ്റിൽസ്"
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      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bīṭalsa",
      "sense": "rock music quartet",
      "word": "बीटल्स"
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      "code": "mn",
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      "sense": "rock music quartet",
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      "code": "ne",
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      "sense": "rock music quartet",
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      "sense": "rock music quartet",
      "word": "Beatlesi"
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      "sense": "rock music quartet",
      "word": "பீட்டில்ஸ்"
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      "word": "ద బీటిల్స్"
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      "code": "th",
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      "sense": "rock music quartet",
      "word": "เดอะบีตเทิลส์"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "rock music quartet",
      "word": "Beatles"
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