bemol

/ˈbiːmɒl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Obsolete

"F natural has a Bemol on b. [...] B flat has a Bemol on b and e."
"Now B♭, which is ſuppoſed to be repreſented by Nº 6. of the hammers, is the generator of the next modulation or key in the bemol or flat mode, F."
"Sol major has only one dièse for a signature; therefore sol ♭ major must have six bemols; six and one make seven."

From Italian bemolle, from Medieval Latin b molle (“B-flat”, literally “soft B”).

bemols (plural)

diesis

Questions

How do you pronounce bemol?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiːmɒl/.

What does bemol mean?

The flat symbol (♭), or a flattened note.

Where does bemol come from?

It is traced to Italian.

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