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   band

   /band/

   noun

   • 1. a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration: "wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands" Similar beltsashgirdlestraptaperinghooploopcircletcirclecordtiestringthongribbonfilletstripliterary:cincture
   • ▪ a plain ring for the finger, especially a gold wedding ring: "a narrow band of gold was her only jewellery"
   • ▪ a ring of metal placed round a bird's leg to identify it: North American "look for a leg band on the osprey"
   • ▪ a belt or strap transmitting motion between two wheels or pulleys.
   • ▪ a collar with two hanging strips, worn by certain lawyers, clerics, and academics as part of their formal dress: "I'm wearing clerical bands, which are a sign of my office"
   • 2. a stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings: "a long, narrow band of cloud" Similar stripestripstreaklinebarbeltswatheveinthreadflashtechnical:striastriationlane
   • ▪ a narrow stratum of rock or coal: "the band of limestone continues north on the same contour"
   • 3. a range of values or a specified category within a series (used especially in financial contexts): "your home was placed in one of eight valuation bands"
   • ▪ a range of frequencies or wavelengths in a spectrum: "channels in the UHF band"
   • ▪ any of several groups into which school pupils of the same age are divided on the basis of broadly similar ability: "the top band of pupils"
   • 4. a thing that restrains, binds, or unites: archaic "must I fall, and die in bands?"

   verb

   • 1. provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration: "doors are banded with iron to make them stronger"
   • ▪ put a band on (a bird) for identification: North American "the map shows where starlings banded in Holland were later recovered"
   • 2. mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different colour: "the bird's bill is banded across the middle with black"
   • 3. allocate to a range or category (used especially in financial contexts): British "single adults in a property banded above D will pay more"
   • ▪ group (school pupils) into classes or sets for teaching purposes: "the infants are banded in terms of their ability"

   Word Origin late Old English (in band1 (sense 4 of the noun)), from Old Norse, reinforced in late Middle English by Old French bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBAND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BAND definition: 1. a group of musicians who play modern music together: 2. a group of young men or women who…. Learn more.

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   band: [noun] something that confines or constricts while allowing a degree of movement.

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   Band definition: a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop. See examples of BAND used in a sentence.

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   band: noun alliance , army , array , association , bevy, body , cabal , coalition , collection , combination , congregation , corps , coterie , covey , crew , detail ...

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBAND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   26 meanings: 1. a company of people having a common purpose; group 2. a group of musicians playing either brass and percussion.... Click for more definitions.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBAND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   BAND meaning: 1. a group of musicians who play modern music together: 2. a group of young men or women who…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishband noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   a rock/punk/jazz band ; He plays drums in a band that he formed with some friends. The band is/are playing a gig in Liverpool tonight. She's a singer with a band. There's nothing like the excitement of seeing a live band. his fellow band members Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr; see also boy band, garage band, girl band

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   ADJECTIVES/NOUN + band a rock/jazz etc band He’s the saxophonist in a jazz band. a brass band (= a band of brass instruments such as trumpets and trombones) A brass band was playing in the park. a live band (= playing live music, not recorded music) There’s a live band at the club on Saturday nights. the school band She plays the trumpet in ...

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    A band is a narrow strip of fabric or some other material, like the head band a little girl wears in her hair. When a patient is admitted to a hospital, she gets a plastic wrist band with her name on it.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBAND | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    BAND definition: 1. a group of musicians who play modern music together: 2. a line of a different colour or design…. Learn more.