ligature

Ligature (Latin ligare , to bind ') stands for:

• the connection of at least two letters to form a unit in writing, see ligature (typography)
• a special spelling of the mensural notation in music history, see ligature (music)
• the binding of several notes of the same pitch in music, see tie

• the ligation of a hollow organ, e.g. B. of a blood vessel, see ligature (surgery)
• the wrapping of neighboring teeth with wire, see ligature (dentistry)
• a term for social ties from Ralf Dahrendorf, see ligatures (sociology)
• the device for holding the reed on the mouthpiece of saxophones and clarinets, the ligature (woodwind instrument)

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Wiktionary: Ligature  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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