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BIG BAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("big band" is a kind of...):
band; dance band; dance orchestra (a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing)