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capelles

capelles is the plural of capelle.

Meaning of capelle

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

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Proper noun capitalized: Capelles

Capelles

  1. (plural) plural of Capelle

Questions about capelles

What is capelles the plural of?
Capelles is the plural of capelle.
What part of speech is capelles?
Capelles is a proper noun.

Words near capelles in the dictionary

  1. Capellans
  2. Capellas
  3. capelle
  4. Capelle aan den IJssel
  5. capellen
  6. capelles
  7. capellet
  8. capellets
  9. Capelli
  10. capelli d'angelo
  11. Capelli's identity

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