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See also:ligaturé

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishligature, fromMiddle Frenchligature, fromLate Latinligātūra, fromLatinligātus, past participle ofligāre(“to tie, bind”).

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Noun

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ligature (countable anduncountable,pluralligatures)

Examples ofligatures
  1. (uncountable) The act oftying orbinding something.
  2. (countable) Acord or similar thing used to tie something; especially thethread used in surgery to close avessel orduct.
    anti-ligature clothing
    (in psychiatry) clothing that prevents one from using it to tie knots
    • 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Gives Some Account of Himself and Family, His First Inducements to Travel. […]”, inTravels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […],→OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput),page 7:
      I likewiſe felt ſeveral ſlenderLigatures acroſs my Body, from my Armpits to my Thighs. I could only look upwards, the Sun began to grow hot, and the Light offended mine Eyes.
    • 2018, Eli Rosenberg, “She stalked the Golden State Killer until she died. Some think her work led to the suspect’s arrest”, inThe Washington Post:
      He hid shoelaces or rope under cushions to use asligatures.
  3. A thread or wire used to removetumours, etc.
  4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness.
    theligature of a joint
  5. (countable, typography) Acharacter that visually combines multipleletters, such asæ,œ,ß orij; alsologotype. Sometimes called atypographic ligature.
    Meronym:ligand
  6. (countable, music) A group of notes played as aphrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.
  7. (music) A curve or line connecting notes; aslur.
  8. (countable) A piece used to hold areed to themouthpiece onwoodwind instruments.

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Translations

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act of tying
cord or similar used to tie something
typography: character that combines multiple letters
music: group of notes played as a musical phrase
piece used to hold a reed to the mouthpiece
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Verb

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ligature (third-person singular simple presentligatures,present participleligaturing,simple past and past participleligatured)

  1. (surgery) Toligate; totie.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromMiddle Frenchligature, fromLate Latinligātūra, fromLatinligātus, past participle ofligō(“tie, bind”). Compare the popularOld Frenchliüre.

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Noun

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ligature f (pluralligatures)

  1. atie; the action of tying
  2. abinding, notably in horticulture
  3. ligature; acharacter that combines multiple letters; logotype

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Latin

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Participle

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ligātūre

  1. vocativemasculinesingular ofligātūrus

Middle English

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromMiddle Frenchligature, itself borrowed fromLate Latinligātūra.Doublet oflyoure.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liˈɡaːtiu̯r(ə)/

Noun

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ligature (pluralligatures)

  1. bandage,dressing
  2. (rare)ligament

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