1. (music) a group of notes connected by a slur 
2. Character consisting of two or more letters combined into one 
3. A metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone 
4. Thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) 
5. Something used to tie or bind
   - binder 
6. The act of tying or binding things together
   - tying

Derived forms: ligatures

See also: ligate

Type of: attachment, band, character, fastening, grapheme, graphic symbol, ligament, musical phrase, phrase, thread, yarn

Encyclopedia: Ligature

• lenticular
• lenticular nucleus
• lentiform
• lentiform nucleus
• lentiginose
• lentiginous
• lentigo
• lentil
• lentil plant
• lentil soup
• Lentinus
• Lentinus edodes
• Lentinus lepideus
• lentisk
• lentissimo
• Struthioniformes
• strutter
• strychnine
• Strymon
• Strymon melinus
• Stuart
• Stuart Davis
• stub
• stub nail
• stub out