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What does flat mean in british?

Updated: 10/26/2022
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Flat has more than one meaning, it could mean level, without lumps and bumps, such as flat ground, a flat surface or flat feet, it is also a serving platter used in catering or restaurants, and a Flat is what we British call a place to live or an apartment, for example "I live in a Flat above a shop" or "a block of Flats".

The word 'flat' is also used when someone is singing a note a bit lower that it should be, in this case we call it a 'flat note'. The term 'flat' however, in music, also means to lower a natural note in most cases by a semitone. For example, we have the note E and the note just below E is called 'E flat', which means it is the lowered form of the original note.

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