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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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   • English (US)

     BAND meaning: 1. a group of musicians who play modern music...

   • Znaczenie Band, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     band definicja: 1. a group of musicians who play modern...

   • Band: German Translation

     BAND translate: das Band, der Streifen, das Frequenzband,...

   • Band: Arabic Translation

     BAND translate: فِرْقة مُوسيقيَّة, شَريط / رِباط / سَيْر,...

   • Band: Russian Translation

     BAND translate: группа, оркестр , полоса , тесьма, лента,...

   • Band: Polish Translation

     BAND translate: zespół, pasek, prążek, opaska, grupa,...

   • Band: Thai Translation

     BAND translate: สายรัด, แถบสี, แถบคลื่นความถี่, กลุ่มคน,...

   • Band Turkish Translation

     BAND translate: müzik topluluğu, grup, orkestra, şerit,...

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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.

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

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

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   [countable] a thin flat piece or circle of any material that is put around things, for example to hold them together or to make them stronger. She always ties her hair back in a band. All babies in the hospital have name bands on their wrists. She wore a simple band of gold (= a ring) on her finger.

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   BAND meaning: 1 : a usually small group of musicians who play popular music together; 2 : a group of people or animals

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

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   Learn the meaning of band as a noun in English, with different senses and usage examples. Band can refer to a group of musicians, a line, a circle, a piece of material, a group of people, or a part of something.