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bands (BAHNZ) (noun)
1. Small groups of musicians who play popular music together: The drummers of bands are a significant part of rock-and-roll bands and jazz bands.
2. Groups or gatherings of people with a common purpose or interest; a gathering of similar animals: Great bands of elk were roaming in the forest.
2. Groups or gatherings of people with a common purpose or interest; a gathering of similar animals: Great bands of elk were roaming in the forest.
Several bands of local eco-activists gathered in the community hall.
banns (BAHNZ) (noun)
A public statement which announces that two people are going to be married: The banns of marriage were posted in the church.
bans (BAHNZ) (noun)
Statements, usually official, forbidding people from using or from doing something: The city has bans against smoking in all public buildings.
There were two announcements made today: The banns for Tracie's friends who are planning to be married next year and the municipal bans on bands playing loudly in the public park after midnight.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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