how to pronounce bagatelle

/ˌbæɡ.əˈtɛl/

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bagatelle is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of bagatelle

noun:

A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
Any of several smaller, wooden table top games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins; also called pin bagatelle, hit-a-pin bagatelle, jaw ball.

verb:

To meander or move around, in a manner similar to the ball in the game of bagatelle.
To bagatellize; to regard as a bagatelle.

bagatelle frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bagatelle occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics bagatelle can be related to

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