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A♭

A♭ is the alternative spelling of A-flat.

Meaning of A-flat

Noun

A-flat (plural A-flats)

  1. A tone one semitone below A, between G and A, denoted A♭.
    • The bassoon came in on a low A-flat.
  2. A key or other mechanism for producing an A-flat.
    • I had to take it to the shop because the A-flat was stuck.
  3. The key of A-flat major.
    • We will now hear the third sonata, in A-flat.

Forms of A♭

pluralA♭s

Questions about A♭

What is A♭ the alternative spelling of?
A♭ is the alternative spelling of A-flat.

Words near A♭ in the dictionary

  1. a—hole
  2. A′-movement
  3. A−
  4. A−'s
  5. A∴A∴
  6. A♭
  7. A♭s
  8. A♯
  9. A♯s
  10. b
  11. B & B

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Adapted from Wiktionary: A♭ (page history and authors); A-flat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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