legatura — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ligature noun A cord, thread, or wire used to tie something tightly, especially to close off a blood vessel in surgery.
Senses
legatura is used for these senses in English:
- ligature (uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.
- ligature (countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ij; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.
- logotype (typography) A single type combining two or more letters (as a ligature or otherwise).
ligature — full definition
- noun A cord, thread, or wire used to tie something tightly, especially to close off a blood vessel in surgery.
- noun A character formed by joining two or more letters into a single glyph, such as æ.