| ligature | the act of tying or binding things together |
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| ligature | something used to tie or bind |
| ligature | thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) |
| ligature | a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone |
| ligature | character consisting of two or more letters combined into one |
| ligature | (music) a group of notes connected by a slur |