band
/bænd/ noun C2- A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist. · musical band· session band
- A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; an instance of this type.
- A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.
- A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations.
Plural bands
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She side-stepped in to pull some posies and yer was squeezin’ de oder gal to beat de band.
Your power over our band is now ended, and you will never see us again.”
This ended the saying of the charm, and they heard a great chattering and flapping of wings, as the band of Winged Monkeys flew up to them.
Otherwise I’d have gone to the park to hear the band play with Frank Stockley.
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