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ligātūra — 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

ligātūra is used for these senses in English:

  • ligature (uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.

ligature — full definition

  1. noun A cord, thread, or wire used to tie something tightly, especially to close off a blood vessel in surgery.
  2. noun A character formed by joining two or more letters into a single glyph, such as æ.