Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iron band

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
iron band
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of traditional musical group in the folk culture of Antigua and Barbuda, characterized by the use of pieces of metal as musical instruments.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see iron, band: a strip or ring of ferrous metal.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

iron bands (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

brass band silver band

Questions

What does iron band mean?
A kind of traditional musical group in the folk culture of Antigua and Barbuda, characterized by the use of pieces of metal as musical instruments.

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