LIGATURE Definition & Meaning

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ligature

[ lig-uh-cher, -choor ]

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noun

the act of binding or tying up:
The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
a tie or bond:
the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.
Printing, Orthography. a stroke or bar connecting two letters.
Printing. a character or type combining two or more letters, as ﬂ and æ.
Music.
1. a slur.
2. a group of notes connected by a slur.
3. a metal band for securing the reed of a clarinet or saxophone to the mouthpiece.
Surgery. a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation.

verb (used with object)

ligatured, ligaturing.

to bind with a ligature; tie up; ligate.

ligature

/ -ˌtʃʊə; ˈlɪɡətʃə /

noun

the act of binding or tying up
something used to bind
a link, bond, or tie
surgery a thread or wire for tying around a vessel, duct, etc, as for constricting the flow of blood to a part
printing a character of two or more joined letters, such as, ﬂ, ﬃ, ﬄ
music
1. a slur or the group of notes connected by it
2. (in plainsong notation) a symbol indicating two or more notes grouped together

verb

tr to bind with a ligature; ligate

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of ligature¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word ��ū��. See ligate, -ure

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of ligature¹

C14: from Late Latin ��ū��, ultimately from Latin �� to bind

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San Martin died at his Los Angeles residence and his cause of death was ruled suicide by “ligature hanging,” according to the coroner’s records.

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He tied their hands using ligatures and electrical cord cut from a Nintendo game box in the room.

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The review into Dr MacRae’s death revealed a risk assessment of her room carried out by senior nurses in February 2019 described the doors as “high risk” because of the presence of ligature points.

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The prosecution said the existence of "fixed potential ligature points" amounted to breaches of safety laws.

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Instead of the classic single ligature, they used a triple ligature approach on the upper left molar of male mice.

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