"E-flat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: E-flats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} E-flat (plural E-flats)
  1. (music) A tone one semitone lower than E, between D and E. Categories (topical): Music Translations (tone between D and E): es (Czech), ess [neuter] (Faroese), es (Finnish), mi bémol [masculine] (French), Es [neuter] (German), esz (Hungarian), mi bemolle [masculine] (Italian), ess (Norwegian), ми-бемо́ль (mi-bemólʹ) [masculine] (Russian), ess (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-E-flat-en-noun-UR6mxsq2 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'tone between D and E': 80 1 20
  2. (music) A key or other mechanism for producing an E-flat. Categories (topical): Music Translations (mechanism for producing an E-flat): mi bémol [masculine] (French), Es [neuter] (German), mi bemolle [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-E-flat-en-noun-czDrxAaO Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'mechanism for producing an E-flat': 1 76 23
  3. (music) The key of E flat major. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: E♭ Derived forms: E-flat major, E-flat minor
    Sense id: en-E-flat-en-noun-geVssyb7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 33 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 33 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 33 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 32 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 31 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 7 30 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 30 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 31 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 29 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 31 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 30 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 7 30 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 30 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 30 64 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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