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Beatles

proper noun

  1. musical group
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbiːtəlz/ / [ˈbɪi̯tʰəlz] ~ [ˈbɪi̯tʰl̩z] / /ˈbiːɾəlz/

name

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.

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

    “Meronym: Beatles”

    “Don't tell me to play goddamn Beatles in my house. We're in America, I swear to God.”

noun

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.

  1. plural of Beatle