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bag·a·telle | \ ˌba-gə-ˈtel 
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\Definition of bagatelle
1 : trifle sense 1
2 : any of various games involving the rolling of balls into scoring areas
3 : a short literary or musical piece in light style
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Synonyms for bagatelle
Synonyms
- child's play,
- frippery,
- nonproblem,
- nothing,
- picayune,
- shuck(s),
- small beer,
- small change,
- trifle,
- triviality
Examples of bagatelle in a Sentence
the question of who will pick up the coffee is a mere bagatelle in the overall planning of the conference
Recent Examples on the Web Overall this novel is an entertaining bagatelle, told by a proficient storyteller in an engaging way.
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David Shribman, BostonGlobe.com, "Tuned in to the ‘Summer of ’69’," 22 Aug. 2019 Lewis kept the scope of emotion in the first bagatelle more along the lines of concerned.
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Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, "Paul Lewis closes Philadelphia Chamber Music Society piano series," 11 May 2018 As far as performance marathons go, the 10 hours of John Zorn’s bagatelles on Saturday at National Sawdust in Brooklyn may not have been the most sprawling.
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Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, "A John Zorn Weekend — 10-Hour Marathon Concert Included," 24 Oct. 2016
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Time Traveler for bagatelle
The first known use of bagatelle was in 1633
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