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BAND/bænd/

A band is a group of musicians, or a strip of material: a jazz band, a rubber band, a wrist band. Group is a wider cousin. Banned means not allowed — same sound. Bond is a different word. Do not write band when you mean banned, or bend.

Meaning

A group of musicians; also a thin strip of material.

Examples

• “A jazz band played in the square after dinner.”
• “A live band played outside the station at rush hour.”
• “Put a rubber band round the postcards so they do not fly off.”

Good to know

a jazz band / a rubber band. Mix-up: banned (not allowed).

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