brass band

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bras, brahs band]
- /bræs, brɑs bænd/
- /brɑːs bænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bras, brahs band]
- /bræs, brɑs bænd/

Definitions of brass band words

countable noun brass band A brass band is a band that is made up of brass and percussion instruments. 3
noun brass band a band of mainly brass instruments 3
noun brass band a band made up principally of brass wind instruments. 1
noun brass band band playing brass instruments 1
noun brass band (music) A group of musicians who play brass instruments (sometimes accompanied by percussion). 0

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Origin of brass band

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Brass band

noun

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Brass band

brass band popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% 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.

brass band usage trend in Literature

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