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Beatles

Beatles

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An English rock group from Liverpool active in the 1960s
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbiːtəlz/
: The Beatles
  • I watched the show that night, and the Beatles were on it playing "Hey Jude."
  • Beatles songs
  • Beatles music
  • Beatles album

I wouldn't say all The Beatles songs were just three chord shuffles.

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Examples

  • Ladies and gentlemen, The Beatles!

  • I was alive at the time the Beatles were performing and never got to see them.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Name a song by The Beatles that has a number in its title.

  • Did The Beatles use a click track?

  • All right, The Beatles are from here, right?

  • And guys, I have some news about The Beatles that is going to blow your mind.

  • The first time I bought that magazine, The Beatles were on the cover.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • First, I'd like to introduce four lads from Liverpool, The Beatles.

  • In this article, the author has highlighted Edgers's biography of the Beatles written specifically for young readers.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The Beatles changed the landscape of music with their innovative songs and performances.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Beatles is a clever play on words: it mixes beat ('rhythm') with beetles ('insect') and also nods to earlier groups like the Crickets. So the name points to music and rhythm as much as to the insect image.