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LIGATURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of tying or binding things together
Synonyms:
ligature; tying
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ligature" is a kind of...):
attachment; fastening (the act of fastening things together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ligature"):
ligation ((surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery))
Derivation:
ligate (bind with a bandage or ligature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something used to tie or bind
Synonyms:
binder; ligature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ligature" is a kind of...):
ligament (any connection or unifying bond)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ligature" is a kind of...):
thread; yarn (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)
Derivation:
ligate (bind with a bandage or ligature)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ligature" is a kind of...):
band (a restraint put around something to hold it together)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ligature" is a kind of...):
character; graph; grapheme; graphic symbol (a written symbol that is used to represent speech)
Sense 6
Meaning:
(music) a group of notes connected by a slur
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ligature" is a kind of...):
musical phrase; phrase (a short musical passage)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb ligature
