Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marching band

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: march-ing band
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who often incorporate movement, usually some type of marching, with their musical performance.

Example Sentences

"No, republicans did not celebrate; they took their placards and their yellow T-shirts to Trafalgar Square, where their voices could (almost) be heard against a backdrop of marching bands and pealing bells."

Inflected Forms

marching bands (plural)

Questions

What does marching band mean?: A group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who often incorporate movement, usually some type of marching, with their musical performance.

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