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BAGATELLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
bagatelle; bar billiards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bagatelle" is a kind of...):
table game (a game that is played on a table)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something of little value or significance
Synonyms:
bagatelle; fluff; frippery; frivolity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bagatelle" is a kind of...):
small beer; trifle; trivia; triviality (something of small importance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A light piece of music for piano
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bagatelle" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
