bag·a·telle (b g  -t l )n. 1. An unimportant or insignificant thing; a trifle. 2. A short, light piece of verse or music. 3. A game played on an oblong table with a cue and balls. [French, from Italian bagatella, diminutive of dialectal bagata, little property, possibly from Latin b  ca, berry.] |
bagatelle [ˌbægəˈtɛl]
n
1. something of little value or significance; trifle
2. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a board game in which balls are struck into holes, with pins as obstacles; pinball
3. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) another name for bar billiards
4. (Music / Classical Music) a short light piece of music, esp for piano
[from French, from Italian bagattella, from (dialect) bagatta a little possession, from baga a possession, probably from Latin bāca berry]
bagatelle - From French or Italian for "trick" or "trifle."
See also related terms for trifle.
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| Noun | 1. |  bagatelle - a light piece of music for piano musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" |
| 2. | bagatelle - something of little value or significance | |
| 3. |  bagatelle - a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked overtable game - a game that is played on a table Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
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