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a flat

a flat 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.

Noun capitalized: A flat

A flat (plural A flats)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of A-flat.

Forms of a flat

plurala flats
pluralA flats

Questions about a flat

What is a flat the alternative spelling of?
A flat is the alternative spelling of A-flat.
What part of speech is a flat?
A flat is a noun.
What is the plural of a flat?
The plural of a flat is a flats.

Words near a flat in the dictionary

  1. a few fries short of a Happy Meal
  2. a few roos loose in the top paddock
  3. a few spanners short of a tool box
  4. A final
  5. A finals
  6. a flat
  7. a flats
  8. A Fonsagrada
  9. a fool and his money
  10. a fool and his money are easily parted
  11. a fool and his money are soon parted

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Adapted from Wiktionary: a flat (page history and authors); A flat (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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