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bagatelle

bag·a·telle [ bàggə tél ] (plural bag·a·telles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. music short playful piece of music: a short piece of classical music, usually for piano, written in a playful style

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

3. something unimportant: a thing of little importance ( formal )
a mere bagatelle

[Mid-17th century. Via French< Italian bagatella]
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