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lig·a·ture    Audio Help   [lig-uh-cher, -choor] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -tured, -tur·ing.
–noun
1.the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
2.anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
3.a tie or bond: the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.
4.Printing, Orthography. a stroke or bar connecting two letters.
5.Printing. a character or type combining two or more letters, as fl and ƕ.
6.Music.
a.slur.
b.a group of notes connected by a slur.
c.a metal band for securing the reed of a clarinet or saxophone to the mouthpiece.
7.Surgery. a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation.
–verb (used with object)
8.to bind with a ligature; tie up; ligate.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < LL ligātūra. See ligate, -ure]
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  bond
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  That which unites or binds.
Synonyms:  knot, ligament, link, nexus, tie, vinculum, yoke
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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