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BEATLES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of them written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Instance hypernyms:
rock band; rock group (a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music)
Meronyms (members of "Beatles"):
George Harrison; Harrison (English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001))
John Lennon; Lennon (English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980))
McCartney; Paul McCartney; Sir James Paul McCartney (English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942))
Richard Starkey; Ringo Starr; Starkey; Starr (rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940))