Definition of "bel" [bel]

• Ten decibels. (noun)

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• "I called the bel air police department and they said it was a meteor"
• "And said "you’re moving with your aunte and uncle in bel-air""
• "As the 19th century progressed, Italian composers Rossini (pictured right), Donizetti and Bellini continued to compose lyrical scores – their writing privileged the expressive power of the human voice in what has become known as the bel canto (beautiful singing) style."