band — a group of musicians who play together
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a group of musicians who play together
Pronunciation (IPA): /bænd/
Example Sentences
- My hair band snapped right before my important presentation.
- The neighbors decided to band together against the noisy construction.
- The wedding band was so expensive that they had to eat ramen for a month.
band
NOUN[/bænd/]
a group of musicians who play together
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Old Norse 'band', meaning 'to bind' or 'to tie together'. The modern sense of a musical ensemble developed from the concept of musicians bound together in collective performance.
Breakdown
band (Old Norse root meaning 'bind' or 'tie together'), with the semantic extension from physical binding to the figurative binding of musicians into a unified group.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My hair band snapped right before my important presentation.”
“The neighbors decided to band together against the noisy construction.”
“The wedding band was so expensive that they had to eat ramen for a month.”
“Our school band sounds like a bunch of cats fighting over fish.”
“The radio picks up signals from different frequency bands.”
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