"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-бемоль (mi-bemolʹ) [masculine] (Russian), ess (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-E-flat-en-noun-UR6mxsq2 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'tone between D and E': 81 0 19
  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 82 18
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 33 63 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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