Beatlesque

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/biːtəˈlɛsk/

adjective

Similar to The Beatles or their music.

OriginEnglish Beatles ← Middle English bitle, bitel, bityl, bytylle ← Old English bitula, bitela, bītel →
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Meanings

adjectiveBeatlesque (comparative more Beatlesque, superlative most Beatlesque)

comparative more Beatlesque · superlative most Beatlesque · alternative Beatle-esque · alternative Beatles-esque

  1. entertainmentSimilar to The Beatles or their music.

    The 1980s all-girl band, the Bangles, reunites for a comeback album with crisp Beatles-esque melodies.

    2006 June 6, “Back with a Bang(les)”, in The Straits Times, page 18
  2. aestheticA style influenced by the psychedelic era of the Beatles, prominent around 1967, characterized by vibrant colors, Indian influences, or flower power motifs.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beatley

Origin

  1. Englishbeat all
  2. EnglishBeatals
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰew-der.?
  4. Proto-Germanic*bautaną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*bautan
  6. Old Englishbēatan
  7. Middle Englishbeten
  8. Englishbeat
  9. Proto-Germanic*bitilô, *bītilaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*bitilō, *bītil
  11. Old Englishbitula, bitela, bītel
  12. Middle Englishbitle, bitel, bityl, bytylle
  13. Englishbeetle
  14. Englishbeetles
  15. EnglishBeatles
  16. EnglishBeatlesque

From Beatles + -esque.

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APA

Beatlesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beatlesque

MLA

“Beatlesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beatlesque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beatlesque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beatlesque.

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