band

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Pronunciation 2.1.2 Noun 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Pronunciation 2.2.2 Noun 2.3 Etymology 3 2.3.1 Pronunciation 2.3.2 Noun 2.3.2.1 Inflection 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Related terms 3.2 Noun 4 German 4.1 Verb form 5 Icelandic 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 Declension 5.3.2 Synonyms 5.3.3 Derived terms 5.3.4 Related terms 6 Norwegian 6.1 Alternative spellings 6.2 Noun 7 Swedish 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Noun 7.2.1 Related terms 7.2.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ænd

[edit] Noun

band (plural bands)

1. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
2. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
3. A group of musicians, especially (a) wind and percussion players, or (b) rock musicians.
4. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; i.e. marching band.
5. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
6. (physics) A part of radio spectrum.
7. (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material. Valence band, conduction band.
8. (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society.
9. (Canadian) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.

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to band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

1. (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose.
2. To fasten together with a band.
3. (ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around (a bird's) leg.

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• Band on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Band in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From bande (“‘swear, curse’”), from Old Norse banna (“‘ban, curse’”).

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• IPA: /ban/, [b̥ænˀ]

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band c. n.

1. (rare) swear word

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse bann (“‘ban, curse’”).

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• IPA: /ban/, [b̥ænˀ]

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band n. (singular definite bandet, not used in plural form)

1. excommunication

[edit] Etymology 3

From English band.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /baːnd/, [b̥æːnd̥]

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band n. (singular definite bandet, plural indefinite band or bands)

1. band

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[edit] Dutch

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band m (Plural: banden, diminutive: bandje)

1. connection, liaison, bond
2. band (all English senses, above, except for group of musicians)
3. tire/tyre (e.g. a car tyre)
4. tape (magnetic tape, video tape)
5. bank (the bank of a pool table)
6. belt (a martial arts belt)
7. ribbon
8. bond, tie

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verband, autoband (3)

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band m (Plural: bands, diminutive: bandje)

1. band (group of musicians; word loaned from English and pronounced as in English)

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[edit] German

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band

1. Past tense of binden.

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse band.

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• IPA: [pant]

  Rhymes: -ant

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band n.

1. a string
2. yarn
3. (figuratively, in plural) ties, connection, relations
4. binding (of a book)
5. (music) tie
6. (music, slang) a musical band

[edit] Declension

n-s	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	band	bandið	bönd	böndin
Accusative	band	bandið	bönd	böndin
Dative	bandi	bandinu	böndum	böndunum
Genitive	bands	bandsins	banda	bandanna

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• (band): hljómsveit f.

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• vera á bandi
• vinna á sitt band
• samband
• myndband

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• binda
• bundinn

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[edit] Norwegian

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• bånd (see this word for common usages)

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band n. (definite singular bandet; indefinite plural band; definite plural banda/bandene)

1. (music) band; group of (rock) musicians

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[edit] Swedish

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Inflection for band	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	band	bandet	band	banden
Possessive form	bands	bandets	bands	bandens

band n.

1. band; a strip of material
2. band; group of musicians
3. band; band of robbers
4. (physics) band; part of radio spectrum
5. (physics) band; group of energy levels
6. audio tape or video tape
7. cassette of audio or video tape
8. connection, relation; from a person to another person or to a place

[edit] Related terms

• banda
• bandning

[edit] Derived terms

• halsband
• kasettband