Beatles

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbiːtl̩z/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbiːtl̩z/, [ˈbiːɾɫ̩z] Homophone: beetles === Proper noun === the Beatles pl (plural only) An extremely successful and influential British rock music quartet that operated primarily in the 1960s. Synonym: Fab Four Meronym: Beatles ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== Beatles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Noun === Beatles plural of Beatle === References === === Anagrams === belates, besteal == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.tœls/, /bi.tœlz/ === Proper noun === Beatles m pl (plural only) Beatles (rock music quartet) == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːtl̩s/ === Proper noun === Beatles m pl (proper noun, plural only) Beatles (rock music quartet) ==== Related terms ==== Beatle m == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Beatles. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Beatles m pl (plural only) Beatles (rock music quartet) == Spanish == === Proper noun === Beatles m pl (plural only) Beatles (rock music quartet)