"dance band" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dance bands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dance band (countable and uncountable, plural dance bands)
  1. A genre of music, combining jazz and dance music, popular in the 1920s and 1930s Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dance_band-en-noun-Og6vMhie
  2. A band playing this style of music Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: danceband
    Sense id: en-dance_band-en-noun-ZUd3zk4V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78

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