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| bag·a·telle [ bàggə tél ] (plural bag·a·telles) |
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1. music short playful piece of music: a short piece of classical music, usually for piano, written in a playful style
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2. board game: a game played on a board or table, in which balls have to be propelled by a cue or spring-loaded launcher past obstacles and into numbered holes
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3. something unimportant: a thing of little importance
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 a mere bagatelle
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| [Mid-17th century. Via French< Italian bagatella] |
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