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banded

USBAN-did/ˈbændɪd/

3 meanings of banded

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Having stripes of different colors across the surface.

    Like a candy cane, with its colored stripes running across it.

    The banded snake had bright rings of red and black along its body.

    Her scarf was banded in blue and white.

    Similarstriped, striated, streaked, stripy

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  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of band. Use this form for something that already happened.

    The workers banded together to demand safer conditions.

    The young birds were banded by researchers last spring.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Split into separate strips, levels, or groups.

    Like sorting items into separate boxes by size.

    The pay system is banded, so each group earns a set rate.

    The race used banded age groups for fairer competition.

    Similartiered, graded, grouped

banded is a form of band

band, verb: To come together as a group for the same purpose. Full entry

Forms
bandbands he/she/itbanding -ing formbanded past tense, past participle
Spelling
band → banded: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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