bagatelle
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Synonyms: battelle, bagatelles
Antonyms: battelle, bagatelles
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Noun
- A [[trifle]]; an [[insubstantial]] thing.
- {{lb|en|literature|music}} A short piece of [[literature]] or of [[instrumental]] music, typically light or [[playful]] in character.
- {{lb|en|uncountable}} A game similar to [[billiards]] played on an [[oblong]] table with pockets or arches at one end only.
- {{lb|en|uncountable}} Any of several smaller wooden tabletop games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins.
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive|rare}} To [[meander]] or [[move]] [[around]], in a manner similar to the [[ball]] in the game of [[bagatelle#Noun|bagatelle]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|rare}} To [[bagatellize]]; to [[regard]] as a [[bagatelle#Noun|bagatelle]].
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