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E♭

E♭ is the alternative spelling of E-flat.

Meaning of E-flat

Noun

E-flat (plural E-flats)

  1. A tone one semitone lower than E, between D and E.
    • The clarinet played a long E-flat.
  2. A key or other mechanism for producing an E-flat.
    • I had to take it to the shop because the E-flat was stuck.
  3. The key of E flat major.
    • We will now hear the third sonata, in E-flat.

Forms of E♭

pluralE♭s

Phrases with E♭

Questions about E♭

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

Words near E♭ in the dictionary

  1. Eʋes
  2. e͞w
  3. e᷍e
  4. e᷍i
  5. e᷍u
  6. E♭
  7. E♭ instrument
  8. E♭ instruments
  9. E♭s
  10. E♯
  11. E♯s

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Adapted from Wiktionary: E♭ (page history and authors); E-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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