Wednesday, July 3, 2013

bagatelles -- Ann

bag·a·telle  (bg-tl)
n.
1. An unimportant or insignificant thing; a trifle.
2. A short, light piece of verse or music.
3. A game played on an oblong table with a cue and balls.

[French, from Italian bagatella, diminutive of dialectal bagatalittle property, possibly from Latin bca,berry.]
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Ann is wise and doesn't confuse bagatelles with significant issues. 

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