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(music) a group of notes connected by a slur character consisting of two or more letters combined into one a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) binder: something used to tie or bind tying: the act of tying or binding things together
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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In writing and typography, a ligature occurs where two or more letterforms are written or printed as a unit. Generally, ligatures replace characters that occur next to each other when they share common components. A letter with an accent mark is not usually called a ligature, though it would require a separate block of type just as a ligature does. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(typography)
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combinatory form of letters,usually two or three, where the original form of each letter is preserved
Ãâó: members.tripod.com/bibliomane/k_l.htm
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a primitive stone-throwing device, the precursor of the modern cannon.
Ãâó: www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/soc_studies/civil/...
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Any material, for example nylon, silk, catgut or wire, that is tied firmly around a blood vessel or duct to prevent bleeding, the passage of materials, etc.
Ãâó: www.bbc.co.uk/holbycity/glossary/l.shtml
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