band

/bænd/ noun [C]

Definition

MUSIC › a group of musicians who play modern music together: a jazz band

LINE › a line of a different colour or design: The band of lighter coloured soil marks the position of the fort.

CIRCLE › a piece of material put around something: an elastic band

PEOPLE › a group of people who do something together: the Cathedral's band of regular worshippers

PART UK › one of the groups that something is divided into: the 20-25 age band → See also elastic band → See also rubber band

(Definition of band noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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