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Definition of Beatles
1. Noun. 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).
Member holonyms: George Harrison, Harrison, John Lennon, Lennon, Mccartney, Paul Mccartney, Sir James Paul Mccartney, Richard Starkey, Ringo Starr, Starkey, Starr
Definition of Beatles
1. Proper noun. An extremely successful and influential British rock music quartet that operated primarily in the 1960s. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beatles
Literary usage of Beatles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russian Roulette: Among Other Things by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"The Beatles were brought to the United States as part of a social experiment ...
When Tavistock brought the Beatles to the United States nobody could have ..."
2. A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ... Account of the (1795)
"Beatles this, he published Several political and anatomical works, fome of which
were translated into ..."
3. Red Zone Blues: A Snapshot of Baghdad During the Surge by Pepe Escobar (2007)
"Dismissed Harvard sage Tim Leary ordered everyone to "turn on, tune in, drop
out" (The Beatles, already in 1966, were quoting from Leary 's version of The ..."
4. The Virginia Handbook by Blair Howard (2001)
"McKee's Beatles Museum, 205 25th Street on the Oceanfront, has hundreds of photos,
... It's the only Beatles Museum in the country. o 757-491-0491 or visit ..."
5. A German Hero of the Colonial Times of Pennsylvania: Or, The Life and Times by Edwin MacMinn (1886)
"In this country no May-beatles are seen ; on the other hand, ... They are somewhat
larger than the May- beatles and are capable of inflicting great injury ..."