Meaning
A small group of people who play music together.
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Word origin
From French bande, meaning a company of people, and from an older Germanic word for a strip that binds.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- bande
Grammar
Examples
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A band is a group of musicians.
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The whole group counts as one thing here.
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"Band" can also mean a narrow strip of something.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 4: band, account, nervous and 7 more words.