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band

Pronunciation: /bɑnt/

“band” is a Dutch word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bond, connection, relationship, liaison, tie (attachment, as in a relation)
  2. band (all English senses, above, except for group of musicians)
  3. tire / tyre (e.g., a car tyre)
  4. tape (magnetic tape, video tape)
  5. belt (martial arts belt)
  6. belt (conveyor belt)
  7. range of energy levels in a solid state material
  8. interval in the light spectrum
  9. bank (the bank of a pool table)
  10. ribbon
  11. band

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bant, from Old Dutch *bant. 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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