big band

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big band]
- /bɪg bænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big band]
- /bɪg bænd/

Definitions of big band words

countable noun big band A big band is a large group of musicians who play jazz or dance music. Big bands were especially popular from the 1930s to the 1950s. 3
noun big band a large jazz or dance band, popular esp in the 1930s to the 1950s 3
noun big band an ensemble of ten or more players, usually 16 to 20, including sections of rhythm, brass, and reeds, playing arrangements of jazz, popular dance music, etc. 3
adjective big band of or characteristic of jazz as played by large bands and, specif., of dance music as played by large swing bands of the 1930s and 1940s 3
adjective big band of or relating to a big band 3
noun big band a jazz or dance band that is the size of an orchestra. 1

See all 8 definitions of big band

Information block about the term

Origin of big band

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Big band

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Big band

big band popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

big band usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for big band

noun big band

jazz band — a band specializing in jazz, and consisting typically of trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone, piano, double bass, and percussion.

Just one Synonym for big band