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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lig•a•ture /ˈlɪgətʃɚ, -ˌtʃʊr/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the act of binding or tying up.
- [countable] anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
- [countable] a stroke or bar connecting two letters;
a character or type combining two or more letters, as fl and ffl. See -lig-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lig•a•ture (lig′ə chər, -chŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. - the act of binding or tying up:The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
- a tie or bond:the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.
- [Print., Orthography.]a stroke or bar connecting two letters.
- [Print.]a character or type combining two or more letters, as fi and ffi.
- [Music.]
- slur.
- a group of notes connected by a slur.
- a metal band for securing the reed of a clarinet or saxophone to the mouthpiece.
- [Surg.]a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation.
v.t. - to bind with a ligature;
tie up; ligate.
- Late Latin ligātūra. See ligate, -ure
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ligature /ˈlɪɡətʃə -ˌtʃʊə/ n - the act of binding or tying up
- something used to bind
- a link, bond, or tie
- a thread or wire for tying around a vessel, duct, etc, as for constricting the flow of blood to a part
- a character of two or more joined letters, such as, fl, ffi, ffl
- a slur or the group of notes connected by it
vb - (transitive) to bind with a ligature; ligate
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin ligātūra, ultimately from Latin ligāre to bind |