Ligature

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Ligature may refer to:

Language

• Ligature (writing), a combination of two or more letters into a single symbol (typography and calligraphy)
• Ligature (grammar), a morpheme that links two words

Medicine

• Ligature (medicine), a piece of suture used to shut off a blood vessel or other anatomical structure
  • Ligature (orthodontic)
    , used in dentistry

Music

• Ligature (music), an element of musical notation used especially in the medieval and Renaissance periods
• Ligature (instrument), a device used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument

See also

• Ligature strangulation

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