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capelle

capelle noun: the private orchestra or band of a prince or church.

Noun

capelle (plural capelles or capellen)

  1. (historical) The private orchestra or band of a prince or church.
    • And for rehearsals of those, the musicians of the capelle are required to appear on his demand.2002, Christoph Wolff, Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician, Oxford University Press, USA, →ISBN, page 147

Proper noun capitalized: Capelle

Capelle (countable and uncountable, plural Capelles)

  1. A surname.
  2. A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Forms of capelle

Noun
pluralcapelles
pluralcapellen
alternative formkapelle
Proper noun
pluralCapelles

Origin of capelle

From German Kapelle. Doublet of chapel.

Phrases with capelle

Questions about capelle

What does capelle mean?
Capelle means the private orchestra or band of a prince or church.
What part of speech is capelle?
Capelle can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of capelle?
The plural of capelle is capelles.

Words near capelle in the dictionary

  1. Capellan
  2. capellane
  3. capellanes
  4. Capellans
  5. Capellas
  6. capelle
  7. Capelle aan den IJssel
  8. capellen
  9. capelles
  10. capellet
  11. capellets

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