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banded adjective [ ˈbandɪd ]

• marked with a stripe or stripes of a different colour.
• "banded agate"

band verb

• provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.
• "doors are banded with iron to make them stronger"
• mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different colour.
• "the bird's bill is banded across the middle with black"
• allocate to a range or category (used especially in financial contexts).
• "single adults in a property banded above D will pay more"
Origin: late Old English (in band1 (sense 4 of the noun)), from Old Norse, reinforced in late Middle English by Old French bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind.

band verb

• (of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective.
• "local people banded together to fight the company"
Similar: join (up), team up, join forces, pool resources, club together, get together, come together, collaborate, cooperate, work together, pull together, amalgamate, unite, form an alliance, form an association, combine, merge, affiliate, federate,
Opposite: split up,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French bande, of Germanic origin; related to banner.


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