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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.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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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.

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

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBANDWAGON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Add to word list. an activity, group, etc., that has become successful or fashionable and so attracts many new people: A similar force is the peer group bandwagon: I may watch a television programme not only because I like it but because I want to be able to converse with my peer group.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalBAND in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BAND translate: 音樂人, 樂隊，樂團, 帶, 帶，細繩;箍, 範圍, （數值、數目等的）特定範圍, 群, 一幫人，一群人，一夥人, （尤指在動物身上）套環，戴上環套. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBAND definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBAND | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-american-englishBAND | English meaning - Cambridge Essential American

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9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › pronunciationHow to pronounce BAND in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJUSTICE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    JUSTICE meaning: 1. fairness in the way people are dealt with: 2. the system of laws in a country that judges and…. Learn more.