Beatles (song)
WordNet
noun
(1) A rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)
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Etymology
- A combination of the words 'beetles' - as a sign of respect to The Crickets - and 'beat', as in 'beat music' or the 'beat' of a drum.
Proper noun
- An extremely successful and influential British rock music quartet that operated primarily in the 1960s.