band
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[[t]bænd[/t]]
n.
1) a company of persons, animals, or things acting or functioning together; aggregation:
a band of protesters[/ex]
2) mad
a) an orchestra composed chiefly of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments
b) a musical group of a specialized type:
rock band[/ex]
3) ant a relatively small group of nomadic people who camp together and subsist by foraging
4) to unite in a troop, company, or confederacy
5) to unite; confederate (often fol. by together)
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Etymology:
1480–90; < MF bande < It banda < Gmc; cf. Go bandwa standard, sign
II
band
[[t]bænd[/t]]
n.
1) a thin, flat strip of some material, as for binding or trimming
2) a fillet, belt, or strap:
a band for the hair[/ex]
3) a stripe, as of color
4) jew a plain or simply styled ring
5) hfi a segment of a phonograph record on which sound has been recorded
6) tgp rtv
Also called wave band
a specific range of frequencies, esp. a set of radio frequencies, as HF, VHF, and UHF.
7) to mark or furnish with a band
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Etymology:
1480–90; < MF; OF bende < Gmc
band′er, n.
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band
[[t]bænd[/t]]
n. archaic
1) Usu., bands. articles for binding the person or the limbs; shackles; fetters
2) an obligation; bond:
the nuptial bands[/ex]
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Etymology:
1100–50; late OE < ON band, c. OFris, OS band, OHG bant
From formal English to slang.
2014.
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Band — (von althochdeutsch band, gebildet zu binden) hat männliches oder sächliches grammatisches Geschlecht. Das Band (Mehrzahl Bänder) steht für eine flach gewobene Textilie, siehe Band (Textil) in der Medizin für einen Bindegewebsstrang, der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
band — band; band·er; band·ke·ram·ik; band·less; band·mas·ter; band·stra·tion; con·tra·band·age; con·tra·band·ist; dis·band; dis·band·ment; fahl·band; hus·band·age; hus·band·er; hus·band·land; hus·band·less; hus·band·like; hus·band·man; hus·band·ry;… … English syllables
Band — may refer to a specific group: * Band (music), a company of musicians * School band, a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together * Band (radio), a range of frequencies or wavelengths used in radio… … Wikipedia
Band — (b[a^]nd), n. [OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. bandi, Skr. bandha a binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend, bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG. bant. [root]90.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Band I — is the name of a radio frequency range within the very high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum.Band I ranges from 47 to 88 MHz, and it is primarily used for radio and television broadcasting.Channel spacings vary from country to… … Wikipedia
band — band1 [band] n. [ME < ON band (akin to OE bend); also (in meaning “thin strip”) < Fr bande, flat strip < OFr bende < ML benda < Goth binda < bindan,BIND] 1. something that binds, ties together, restrains, etc. 2. a) a strip or… … English World dictionary
Bánd — Héraldique Administration … Wikipédia en Français
Band II — is the name of a radio frequency range within the very high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum.Band II ranges from 87.5 to 108.0 MHz, and it is primarily used worldwide for frequency modulation radio broadcasting.ee also*Band I *Band… … Wikipedia
Band — ¹Band 1. Gurt, Streifen; (regional): Bändel. 2. a) Kassette, Magnetband, Tonband, Tonbandkassette; (veraltend): Tape. b) Frequenzband, Frequenzbereich, Wellenband, Wellenbereich. 3. Fesseln, Knechtschaft, Unfreiheit, Unterdrückung; (bildungsspr.) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
Band — (et), Band (der) Band (das) Band (et) Band (der) Band (der) … Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon
bånd — sb., et, bånd, ene; rødt bånd; optage på bånd; lægge kufferten på båndet; knytte stærke bånd; lægge bånd på sig selv … Dansk ordbog
