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Meaning:

Noun:

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

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Verb:

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

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