Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big band

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
big band
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large dance or jazz band of 10 to 30 musicians usually featuring improvised solos by lead players, but otherwise playing orchestrated music.

Countable

noun

The music produced by a jazz big band.

Uncountable

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

big bands (plural)

Questions

What does big band mean?
A large dance or jazz band of 10 to 30 musicians usually featuring improvised solos by lead players, but otherwise playing orchestrated music.

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