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ggs | 08:13 Wed 17th Apr 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the meaning of " a mere bagatelle"?
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It can mean either a trifling matter or a short piece of music. Bagatelle is a tabletop game played on a sort of pegboad with marbles or ballbearings. I assume the origins of the phrase are from there
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