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   Band

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   noun

   • 1. a flat, thin strip or loop of material put around something, typically to hold it together or to decorate it: "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 jewelry"
   • ▪ a ring of metal placed around a bird's leg to identify it: North American "look for a leg band on the osprey"
   • ▪ a belt connecting wheels or pulleys.
   • ▪ a collar with two hanging strips, worn by certain clerics and academics as part of their formal dress: "I'm wearing clerical bands, which are a sign of my office"
   • 2. a stripe or elongated area of a different color, texture, or composition than its surroundings: "a long, narrow band of cloud" Similar stripestripstreaklinebarbeltswatheveinthreadflashtechnical:striastriationlane
   • ▪ a range of frequencies or wavelengths in a spectrum (especially of radio frequencies): "channels in the UHF band"
   • 3. a thing that restrains, binds, or unites: archaic "must I fall, and die in bands?"

   verb

   • 1. surround (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, typically 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 color: "the bird's bill is banded across the middle with black"

   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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   • 1. a strip of material to put round something. a rubber band. 2. a stripe of a colour etc. a skirt with a band of red in it. 3. in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths. the medium waveband. 1. a number of persons forming a group. a band of robbers. 2. a body of musicians. a brass band; a dance band.

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   What is a metal band?

   • A band is a strip or loop of metal or other strong material which strengthens something, or which holds several things together. Surgeons placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together. ...a strong band of flat muscle tissue. 10. See also elastic band, rubber band

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   What is the difference between a band and a group?

   • 1. a company of people having a common purpose; group: a band of outlaws. 2. (Music, other) a group of musicians playing either brass and percussion instruments only ( brass band) or brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments ( concert band or military band) 3. (Pop Music) a group of musicians who play popular music, jazz, etc, often for dancing

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   What is a band of people?

   • A band of people is a group of people who have joined together because they share an interest or belief. Bands of criminals have been roaming some neighborhoods. ...a small but growing band of Japanese companies taking their first steps into American publishing.

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   a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters. Synonyms: assembly, association, society, set, body, group, gang. Music. a group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type: rock band; calypso band; mariachi band.

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