ligature
noun
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- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(music) a group of notes connected by a slur
Types & categories
- musical phrase hypernym
Related & opposite
- music domain topic
Sense 2 noun
character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
Types & categories
- grapheme hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
Types & categories
- band hypernym
Sense 4 noun
thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
Types & categories
- thread hypernym
Related & opposite
- ligate derivation
Sense 5 noun
something used to tie or bind
Types & categories
- ligament hypernym
Related & opposite
- bind derivation
Sense 6 noun
the act of tying or binding things together
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | musical phrase |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | grapheme |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | band |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ligate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | thread |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bind |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | ligament |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | ligate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tie |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tie |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | fastening |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | ligation |