Word a Day
band
What does band mean?
band (noun): a group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce band?
/bænd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does band come from?
Derived from Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist
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