Beatles

Originally spelled Beatals, punningly referencing the expression beat all (“surpass everything”), then later altered to Beatles, blend of beat +‎ beetles, with beat referring to "beat music" or the "beat" of a drum, and beetles inspired by the contemporaneous band name The Crickets.^[1][2]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbiːtl̩z/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbiːtl̩z/,
  • Homophone: beetles

  • Audio (US):

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the Beatles pl (plural only)

1. An extremely successful and influential British rock music quartet that operated primarily in the 1960s.

   Synonym: Fab Four

   • 2023, Priscilla Presley, Sandra Harmon, Sofia Coppola, Priscilla, spoken by Elvis (Jacob Elordi):

     Don't tell me to play goddamn Beatles in my house. We're in America, I swear to God.

• Beatles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Beatles

1. plural of Beatle

• belates, besteal

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Les Beatles

Wikipedia ^fr

• IPA^(key): /bi.tœls/, /bi.tœlz/

• Audio:

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Beatles m pl (plural only)

1. Beatles (rock music quartet)

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Die Beatles

Wikipedia ^de

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːtl̩s/

• Audio:

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Beatles m pl (proper noun, plural only)

1. Beatles (rock music quartet)

• Beatle m

Unadapted borrowing from English Beatles.

Beatles m pl

1. Beatles (rock music quartet)

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Los Beatles

Wikipedia ^es

Beatles m pl

1. Beatles (rock music quartet)