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Meaning of ligature

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ligature
      n 1: (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
      2: character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
      3: a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a
         clarinet or saxophone
      4: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the
         flow of blood)
      5: something used to tie or bind [syn: {binder}, {ligature}]
      6: the act of tying or binding things together [syn: {tying},
         {ligature}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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