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Borrowed from French ligature, from Latin ligātūra.
- IPA(key): /ˌli.ɣaːˈtyːr/
- Hyphenation: li‧ga‧tuur
- Rhymes: -yːr
ligatuur f (plural ligaturen, diminutive ligatuurtje n)
- a ligature (character combining multiple letters)
- (music) a ligature (musical symbol connecting multiple notes)
- (medicine) a ligature (something blocking the flow of a fluid in a body)