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band·ed       [ban-did] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.marked or fitted with a band or bands.
2.Architecture. (of a column, door architrave, etc.) having the regular flutings, moldings, or the like interrupted at regular intervals by projecting blocks or drums.
[Origin: 1480–90; band2 + -ed2]
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band 1       (bānd)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together: a metal band around the bale of cotton.
  2. A strip or stripe that contrasts with something else in color, texture, or material.
  3. A narrow strip of fabric used to trim, finish, or reinforce articles of clothing.
  4. Something that constrains or binds morally or legally: the bands of marriage and family.
  5. A simple ungrooved ring, especially a wedding ring.
    1. A neckband or collar.
    2. bands The two strips hanging from the front of a collar as part of the dress of certain clerics, scholars, and lawyers.
    3. A high collar popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
    4. Biology A chromatically, structurally, or functionally differentiated strip or stripe in or on an organism.
    5. Anatomy A cordlike tissue that connects or holds structures together.
    6. A specific range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.
    7. A range of very closely spaced electron energy levels in solids, the distribution and nature of which determine the electrical properties of a material.
    1. Biology A chromatically, structurally, or functionally differentiated strip or stripe in or on an organism.
    2. Anatomy A cordlike tissue that connects or holds structures together.
    3. A specific range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.
    4. A range of very closely spaced electron energy levels in solids, the distribution and nature of which determine the electrical properties of a material.
  8. Physics
    1. A specific range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.
    2. A range of very closely spaced electron energy levels in solids, the distribution and nature of which determine the electrical properties of a material.
  9. Any of the distinct grooves on a long-playing phonograph record that contains an individual selection or a separate section of a whole.
  10. A cord or strip across the back of a book to which the sheets or quires are attached.

tr.v.   band·ed, band·ing, bands
  1. To tie, bind, or encircle with or as if with a band.
  2. To mark or identify with or as if with a band: a program to band migrating birds.


[Middle English bende (from Old English bend and from Old French bande, bende, of Germanic origin) and Middle English bond, band (from Old Norse, band); see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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band 2       (bānd)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A group of people: a band of outlaws.
    2. A group of animals.
    3. Anthropology A unit of social organization especially among hunter-gatherers, consisting of a usually small number of families living together cooperatively.
    4. Canadian An aboriginal group officially recognized as an organized unit by the Canadian government. See Usage Note at First Nation.
    1. Anthropology A unit of social organization especially among hunter-gatherers, consisting of a usually small number of families living together cooperatively.
    2. Canadian An aboriginal group officially recognized as an organized unit by the Canadian government. See Usage Note at First Nation.
  3. A group of musicians who perform as an ensemble.

v.   band·ed, band·ing, bands

v.   tr.
To assemble or unite in a group.

v.   intr.
To form a group; unite: banded together for protection.


[Earlier bande, from Old French, banner, troop identified by its standard, of Germanic origin.]

Synonyms: These nouns denote a group of individuals acting together for a common purpose: a band of thieves; a company of scientists; a corps of drummers; a party of tourists; a troop of students on a field trip; a troupe of actors.

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band·ed       (bān'dĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Having bands or stripes of contrasting color or texture.

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banded

adjective
1. identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch for the return of their banded birds" [ant: unbanded] 
2. marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture; "a banded rock" 
3. characterized by a band of especially white around the body; "banded cattle" 

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