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dance band
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noun
a musical group that varies in size from a combo to an orchestra and that specializes in playing music for social dancing.
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Origin of dance band
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby dance band
Danbury, Danby, dance, danceable, dance attendance on, dance band, dance card, dance drama, dance floor, dance form, dancegoer
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How to use dance band in a sentence
“A punk/dance band from Tehran,” the Yellow Dogs called themselves on Twitter.
Half an hour later, a dance band of high school boys, hastily summoned by Sandy, arrived to spell the Texan.
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