combo
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- noun
- /ˈkɑmboʊ/
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combo
- Anyway... it gives us enormous pleasure to introduce the next combo... who are...
- jazz combo
And what what really resonates for me is the Joe Sala combo and drafting like I am.
- And what what really resonates for me is the Joe Sala combo and drafting like I am.
Examples
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I see another step in his progression, playing as a combo type of guard that has really been good.
Blog text (23) -
Now, before we start on the history of jazz, someone mentioned yesterday a small combo doing jump with a head arrangement.
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You played in the combo.
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A little combo plays music in the adjacent bar; a few people are on the tiny dance floor.
Fiction book (1999) -
A four-piece combo, you said?
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Pepper and Charlie spent years together on the road with a five-piece jazz combo.
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Maybe a jazz combo, too. "I guessed right," Billie said.
Fiction book (1991) -
Music blares at an intersection, a local combo playing enthusiastically.
Fiction book (2002) -
I listened to the jazz combo and stared at Rick Novak.
Fiction book (2001) -
The jazz combo played at the local club last night, attracting a lively crowd.
Synonyms
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A group of musicians who play together
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2.3
A small group of musicians who play jazz with instruments like saxophone or trumpet
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2.3
People who play music together for a crowd
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2.1
A small group of musicians who play jazz together
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A small band that plays rhythm music for dancing
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Etymology
The word combo is short for combination, which means 'a joining together', and musicians used it to name a small, tight group of players who play together. So a combo is a small band.