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banded

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈbændɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ændɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: B AE1 N D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Marked with bands of colour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Divided into bands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of band

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

identified with a band especially around a leg

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • kept watch for the return of their banded birds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unbanded

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

characterized by a band of especially white around the body

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • banded cattle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a banded rock

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: rayé — marked with bands of colour
  • French: fascié — marked with bands of colour
  • German: gebändert — marked with bands of colour
  • Irish: bandach — marked with bands of colour
  • Italian: bandato — marked with bands of colour
  • Italian: zonato — marked with bands of colour
  • Latin: fasciātus — marked with bands of colour
  • Latin: vittātus — marked with bands of colour
  • Māori: tāwakawaka — marked with bands of colour
  • Māori: tāekaeka — marked with bands of colour
  • Portuguese: bandado — marked with bands of colour
  • Turkish: şeritli — marked with bands of colour
Real reading context

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