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e flat

e flat 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.

Noun capitalized: E flat

E flat (plural E flats)

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

Forms of e flat

plurale flats
pluralE flats

Questions about e flat

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

Words near e flat in the dictionary

  1. e caudata
  2. e caudatae
  3. e cedilla
  4. E chart
  5. E charts
  6. e flat
  7. E flat major
  8. e flats
  9. e hoa
  10. e hoa ma
  11. E major

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