BIG BAND

Meaning of BIG BAND in English

noun

a large group of musicians playing jazz or dance music :

the big-band sound

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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BIG BAND — noun Date: 1926 a band that is larger than a combo and that usually features a mixture of ensemble playing …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG BAND — a jazz or dance band that is the size of an orchestra. Cf. combo . [ 1925-30 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG BAND — Date: 1926 : a band that is larger than a combo and that usually features a mixture of ensemble playing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG BAND — Function: noun Date: 1926 : a band that is larger than a combo and that usually features a mixture of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIG BAND — ■ noun a large group of musicians playing jazz or swing music.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIG BAND — [big band] n (1926): a band that is larger than a combo and that usu. features a mixture of ensemble …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG BAND — ˈbig band BrE AmE noun [countable] a large musical band, especially popular in the 1940s and 1950s, that plays ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG-BAND — See main entry: ↑ big band
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG BAND — ( big bands) A big band is a large group of musicians who play jazz or dance music. Big bands …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG BAND — (~s) A ~ is a large group of musicians who play jazz or dance music. Big bands were especially popular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BIG BAND — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ So big band parade's like this will no longer be possible. ▪ The evening will …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG BAND — a large band of musicians playing jazz and other forms of dance music. Big bands were especially popular in the …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAND — I. ˈband, -aa(ə)- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English band, bond, from Old Norse band; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAND — band 1 /band/ , n. 1. a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
BAND — vt a bond. 2. band ·- imp. of bind. 3. band ·vt a belt or strap. 4. band ·vt pledge; …
Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAND — [band] n [in senses 1 & 2, fr. ME band, bond something that constricts, fr. ON band; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAND — in cultural anthropology, theoretical type of human social organization consisting of a small number of nuclear families (usually no more …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAND — / bænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun GROUP OF MUSICIANS 1. [ C +sing./pl. v . ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAND — I. band 1 S2 W2 /bænd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-2: Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
BAND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a flat, thin strip or loop of material (e.g. paper, metal, or cloth) put …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAND — ( bands, banding, banded) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A band …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band of cloud (= a long narrow area ) ▪ Long narrow bands …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BAND — Synonyms and related words : Ace bandage, Band-Aid, Bund, German band, Mystik tape, Philharmonic, Rochdale cooperative, Scotch tape, accouple, accumulate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
Longman Activator English vocab
BIG — adj. 25B6; adjective a big building : LARGE, sizeable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — adj. 1 large, great, grand; huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, giant, tremendous, colossal, Brobdingnagian, jumbo, Colloq Brit socking or whacking big …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAND
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — big.ogg _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BAND — band.ogg _I 1. bænd n 1. 1> тесьма, лента; завязка crêpe band - траурная (креповая) повязка ( на рукаве ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BAND — 1) лента; полоса; ремень 2) геод. мерная лента ( обычно металлическая ) 3) строит. пояс; связь || связывать; соединять 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BAND — 1) лента; полоса; ремень 2) геод. мерная лента (обычно металлическая) 3) строит. пояс; связь || связывать; соединять 4) архит. поясок 5) горн. прослоек (породы) 6) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BAND — 1) лента; полоса - abrasive band - Mobius band 2) строит. пояс; связь || связывать; соединять to band a bundle — обвязывать бунт лентой - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BIG — _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная дичь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BAND — _I 1. bænd n 1. 1> тесьма, лента; завязка crêpe band - траурная (креповая) повязка ( на рукаве ) rubber …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — I bɪɡ прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BAND
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG — I [¤Ў±] big.wav прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий 3) громкий - big noise 4) взрослый - big boy - big …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BAND
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BAND — 1) полоса; лента 2) полоса пропускания ( частот ) 3) зона; диапазон; поле допуска 4) ленточка ( износа ) 5) …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
BAND — 1) полоса; лента 2) полоса пропускания (частот) 3) зона; диапазон; поле допуска 4) ленточка (износа) 5) стяжной хомут; обруч; бугель • - acceptance band - band of …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
BAND — 1) полоса; зона 2) тяж; связка 3) диск (в хромосоме) 4) кольцо (для птиц) 5) стая; стадо • - absorption band - absorption spectrum band - atrioventricular band - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BAND — 1) полоса; зона 2) тяж; связка 3) диск ( в хромосоме ) 4) кольцо ( для птиц ) 5) стая; …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BIG — _I 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный - big repair 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный шум; _перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIG — I 1. a. 1. большой, крупный - big repair 2. высокий; широкий 3. громкий; big noise а. сильный шум; перен. …
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