band
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: bănd, IPA(key): /bænd/
- (æ-tensing) IPA(key): [beənd]
Audio (CA) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: banned
- Rhymes: -ænd
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande. Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Danish bånd, Swedish band, Icelandic band (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.
Noun edit
band (plural bands)
- A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
- A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
- 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.
- A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
- 1843, Thomas Hood, The Song of the Shirt:
- band and gusset and seam
- A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
- A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
- A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
- A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
- sandstone with bands of shale
- 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
- [...] at each station the train times are not shown in one all-embracing chronological list, but in two separate sheets, one with a conspicuous band of yellow detailing westbound departures and the other with a similar band of blue the eastbound trains.
- (architecture) A strip of decoration.
- A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
- In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
- That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
- 1866, Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War[1], Supplement:
- For that heroic band—those children of the furnace who, in regions like Texas and Tennessee, maintained their fidelity through terrible trials—we of the North felt for them, and profoundly we honor them.
- A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- (in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
- Hyponym: preaching band
- (physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
- valence band; conduction band
- (obsolete) A bond.
- 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 23, column 1:
- OLd Iohn of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaſter,
Haſt thou according to thy oath and band
Brought hither Henry Herford thy bold ſon:
Heere to make good yͤ boiſtrous late appeale,
Which then our leyſure would not let vs heare,
Againſt the Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Mowbray?
- (obsolete) Pledge; security.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- He sent to her his basenet as a faithfull band.
- (especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
- (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
- (medicine) Short for band cell.
- (slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) $1000, a grand; (by extension) money
- 2014, “Trap Queen”, performed by Fetty Wap:
- She my trap queen, let her hit the bando / We be countin' up, watch how far them bands go
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Derived terms edit
- A band
- absorption band
- airband
- Alexander's band
- Alice band
- awareness band
- backband
- bag and band
- band-aid, band-aid solution
- band cup
- bandfish
- bandgap
- bandhead
- bandleader
- bandless
- bandlike
- bandlimited, bandlimiting
- bandmixing
- bandog
- band-pass
- band plan
- bandsaw, band saw, band-saw
- bandshape
- band skyphos
- band spectrum
- bandspread
- band-stop
- bandstrength
- bandstring
- bandstructure, band structure
- band-tailed antshrike, band-tailed manakin
- bandwidth
- bandwing
- bandwork
- bantling
- baseband
- bellyband, belly band, belly-band
- blackband, black band disease
- breastband
- broadband
- browband
- chest band
- chinband
- citizens' band, citizens' band radio
- conduction band
- crossband
- cuffband
- currency band
- cytoband
- cytogenetic band
- dance band
- darwaza band
- dendroband
- deskband
- driving band
- dual-band
- endband
- footband
- freebander, freebanding
- gastric band
- geoband
- germband
- ghost band
- greaseband
- green band
- guard band
- gumband
- hairband, hair band
- haircut band
- hatband
- hayband
- headband, head band
- heteroband
- hot band
- hyperband
- iliotibial band, iliotibial band friction syndrome, iliotibial band syndrome
- imband
- immunoband
- interband
- intraband
- IT band
- Ka-band
- K band
- kneeband, knee-band
- Ku-band
- lacky band
- loom band
- Mach band
- macroband
- mesoband
- microband
- midband
- mini band, miniband
- Möbius band, Mobius band, Moebius band
- moderator band
- monoband
- moorband
- multiband
- narrowband
- neckband
- noseband
- oligoclonal band
- onychodermal band
- orthodontic band
- out-of-band, out-of-band signaling
- passband
- payband
- pentaband
- platband
- powerband
- quadband
- quadriband
- rainband
- red band
- reef-band
- resistance band
- ribband
- ridgeband, ridged band
- rockband
- ropeband
- rubber-band, rubber band airplane
- sand band
- s-band
- scatter band
- scramble band
- shag band
- sideband
- silver band
- skeletal eroding band
- spaceband
- stopband
- subband
- superband
- sweatband
- sweet band
- tailband
- throatband
- timeband
- triband, tri-band
- valence band
- voiceband
- waistband
- warband
- watchband
- waveband
- wheelband
- wideband
- witherband
- wristband, wrist band
- x-band
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Verb edit
band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)
- (transitive) To fasten with a band.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Poet’s Midnight”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 54:
- As he spake, his eyes rested on the graves below. "Yes," muttered the youth, "they are sufficient answer; they are indeed the end of all human hope."
Mechanically he turned from one to another. Some were recently banded down with osiers, and the grass was varied with primrose roots; on some the foxglove grew luxuriantly, while others had a tombstone, carved with a name and a brief epitaph.
- (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Etymology 2 edit
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”). Compare German Bande (“band”).
Noun edit
band (plural bands)
- A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
- A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
- A marching band.
- A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
- 1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC:
- 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.
- 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M. Hill Co., →OCLC:
- "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."
- (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
- (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
Derived terms edit
- backing band
- band camp
- band chief
- bandfic
- bandhood
- bandleading
- bandlike
- bandmaster
- bandmate
- bandmember
- band rotunda
- band sectional
- bandshell
- bandslash
- bandsman
- bandstand
- bandstrated, bandstration
- band tee
- bandwagon
- big band
- boy band
- brass band
- concert band
- cover band
- Euroband
- foo-foo band
- garage band
- ghost band
- girl band
- glam band
- house band
- iron band
- jam band
- jazz band
- jug band
- marching band
- megaband
- one-man band, one-woman band
- pipe band
- rock band
- school band
- scratchband
- session band
- showband
- spasm band
- steel band, steelband
- string band
- superband
- to beat the band
- tribute band
- wind band
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band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)
- (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts xxiii:12:
- Certain of the Jews banded together.
- (transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.
Derived terms edit
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Etymology 3 edit
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band
- (obsolete) simple past and past participle of bind
Etymology 4 edit
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band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)
See also edit
- band on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Band in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- “band”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “band”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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band
- (Cantonese) band (group of musicians) (Classifier: 隊/队 c)
- 彈結他嗰個通常係一隊band嘅中心,表演嗰陣要好似leader咁帶住隊band,好自然就會吸引到觀眾嘅目光㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2010, TVB-J2, K-ON!輕音少女 (K-On!), season 1, episode 2
- taan4 git3 taa1 go2 go3 tung1 soeng4 hai6 jat1 deoi6 ben1 ge3 zung1 sam1, biu2 jin2 go2 zan6 jiu3 hou2 ci5 li1 daa4 gam2 daai3 zyu6 deoi6 ben1, hou2 zi6 jin4 zau6 wui5 kap1 jan5 dou3-2 gun1 zung3 ge3 muk6 gwong1 gaa3 laa3. [Jyutping]
- The guitarist is usually the center of a band and has to lead the band during performances, and naturally becomes the audience's center of attention.
弹结他嗰个通常系一队band嘅中心,表演嗰阵要好似leader咁带住队band,好自然就会吸引到观众嘅目光㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
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band n (singular definite bandet, plural indefinite band or bands)
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Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse bann (“ban, curse”).
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band n (singular definite bandet, not used in plural form)
Etymology 3 edit
From bande (“swear, curse”), from Old Norse banna (“ban, curse”).
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band c or n
Verb edit
band
- imperative of bande
References edit
- “band” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch bant, from Old Dutch *band, from Proto-West Germanic *band, from Proto-Germanic *bandą. Compare Old High German bant, pant n, Old Saxon band, Old Frisian band n (and a closely related form Old English bænd, bend with umlaut from *bandiz). A verbal noun with ablaut to binden (“to bind”).
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Noun edit
band m (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)
- bond, connection, relationship, liaison, tie (attachment, as in a relation)
- Ik heb geen goede band met God. ― I don't have a good relationship with God.
- band (all English senses, above, except for group of musicians) (clarification of this definition is needed)
- ribbon or object of similar shape
- (physics) interval relating to frequency or wavelength in electromagnetic phenomena
- range of energy levels in a solid state material
- interval in the light spectrum
- bank (the bank of a pool table)
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- Afrikaans: band
- Negerhollands: band
- → Caribbean Javanese: ban
- → Indonesian: ban
- → Petjo: ban
- → Papiamentu: bant, banchi
- → Sranan Tongo: banti
Noun edit
band n (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)
Etymology 2 edit
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band m (plural bands, diminutive bandje n)
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band n (genitive singular bands, plural bond)
- (a piece of) rope, string
- (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
Declension edit
n8 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | band | bandið | bond | bondini |
Accusative | band | bandið | bond | bondini |
Dative | bandi | bandinum | bondum | bondunum |
Genitive | bands | bandsins | banda | bandanna |
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band
Icelandic edit
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band n (genitive singular bands, nominative plural bönd)
- (a piece of) string
- yarn
- (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
- binding (of a book)
- (music) tie
- (music, slang) a musical band
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- (band): hljómsveit f
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Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz; vocalism is influenced by Old Norse band and Old French bande.
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band (plural bandes)
- That which obstructs one's free will and free action; a restraint.
- A chain or other object used to restrain a captive.
- Captivity; the condition of being jailed.
- A compact, directive or binding pact (either reciprocal or from one unto another)
- A strip of a material used to tie or bind; a band:
- (rare) A strip of a material not used to tie or bind.
- Something used to join or connect; a link.
- (figurative) A metaphorical connection or linkage.
- A collection or group of bound items.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “bō̆nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-25.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
- bånd (see this word for common usage)
Etymology edit
From English band (in this sense).
Noun edit
band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda or bandene)
Derived terms edit
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- “band” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- bainn (dialectal, Trøndelag)
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Norse band, akin to English bond.
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band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)
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Etymology 2 edit
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Noun edit
band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)
References edit
- “band” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *bandą.
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band n (genitive bands, plural bǫnd)
- the act of binding or settling
- Antonym: lausn
- lausn ok band allra vandamál
- the decision in all difficult cases
- band, cord, fetter
- (plural only) bond, confederacy
- (plural only, poetic, Germanic paganism) the gods
- c. 930, Egill Skallagrímsson, loose verse 21
- Svá skyldi goð gjalda,
gram reki bǫnd af lǫndum,
reið sé rǫgn ok Óðinn,
rôn míns féar hônum; […]- So shall the gods repay him—may the gods drive the ruler from the land; may the divine powers be wroth, and Odin—for the plunder of my wealth.
- c. 930, Egill Skallagrímsson, loose verse 21
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- binda (“to bind”)
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References edit
- band in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Polish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Unadapted borrowing from English band.
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band m inan
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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band f
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audio (file)
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band n
- band
- a belt used for transporting material or objects between two places; conveyor belt
- Synonym: transportband
- caterpillar track; a belt or band fitted instead of wheels to off-road vehicles
- Synonym: larvfötter
- an audio tape or a video tape
- a cassette of audio or video tape
- a tie, a connection, a relation; from a person to another person or to a place
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Declension of band | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | band | bandet | band | banden |
Genitive | bands | bandets | bands | bandens |
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band n
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Declension of band | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | band | bandet | band | banden |
Genitive | bands | bandets | bands | bandens |
Verb edit
band
- past indicative of binda
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Welsh edit
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Noun edit
band m (plural bandiau)
Derived terms edit
- band arian (“silver band”)
- band eang (“broadband”)
- band lastig (“elastic band”)
- band llydan (“broadband”)
- band pres (“brass band”)
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
band | fand | mand | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “band”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies