band

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English band, from Old Norse. Cognate with Danish bånd, Swedish band. Cf. bond.

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[edit] Noun

A music band

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).
    • 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
      "My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore."
  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.
    • 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
      But in the meantime Robin Hood and his band lived quietly in Sherwood Forest, without showing their faces abroad, for Robin knew that it would not be wise for him to be seen in the neighborhood of Nottingham, those in authority being very wroth with him.
  9. (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.

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Terms derived from band (noun)

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[edit] Translations

strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together
strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached
group of musicians
orchestra originally playing janissary music
group of people loosely united for a common purpose
part of radio spectrum
group of energy levels in a solid state material
  • Chinese:
  • Dutch: band (nl) m.
  • Finnish: vyö (fi)
  • Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society
Canada: recognized group of aboriginals
  • Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
  • Swahili: bendi (sw)

[edit] Verb

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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[edit] Translations

(intransitive) to group together for a common purpose
to fasten together with a band
ornithology: to fasten an identifying band
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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]

[edit] Noun

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

  1. band
[edit] Inflection
    Inflection of band
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative band bandet band
bands		 bandene
genitive bands bandets bands
bands'		 bandenes

[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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[edit] Noun

band m. (plural bands, diminutive bandje)

  1. (music) band

[edit] German

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[edit] Verb

band

  1. Past tense of binden.

[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse band.

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band n.

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

[edit] Declension

declension of band
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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[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

[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Noun

band n.

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

[edit] Declension

Declension of band
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative band bandet band banden
genitive bands bandets bands bandens

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[edit] Verb

band

  1. past tense of binda.
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