ligature
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ə noun
1.
the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
2.
anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
3.
a tie or bond: the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.
4.
Printing, Orthography. a stroke or bar connecting two letters.
5.
Printing. a character or type combining two or more letters, as fl and ƕ.
verb (used with object)
8.
to bind with a ligature; tie up; ligate.
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ligature (ˈlɪɡətʃə, -ˌtʃʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of binding or tying up |
| 2. | something used to bind |
| 3. | a link, bond, or tie |
| 4. | surgery a thread or wire for tying around a vessel, duct, etc, as for constricting the flow of blood to a part |
| 5. | printing a character of two or more joined letters, such as, fl, ffi, ffl |
| 6. | music |
| a. a slur or the group of notes connected by it | |
| b. (in plainsong notation) a symbol indicating two or more notes grouped together | |
| —vb | |
| 7. | (tr) to bind with a ligature; ligate |
| [C14: from Late Latin ligātūra, ultimately from Latin ligāre to bind] | |
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Word Origin & History
ligature
c.1400, "something used in tying or binding," from O.Fr. ligature, from L.L. ligatura "a band," from L. ligatus, pp. of ligare "to bind" (see ligament).
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Medical Dictionary
ligature lig·a·ture (lĭg'ə-ch&oobreve;r', -chər)
n.
The act of tying or binding.
A cord, wire, or bandage used for tying or binding.
A thread, wire, or cord used in surgery to close vessels or tie off ducts.
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Example sentences
The idea is that this will loosen the inner-ring-road ligature that surrounds the city centre, and encourage pedestrians.
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