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ligature - Word of the Day - Tue Nov 5, 2024

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ligature - (n) - a thing used for tying or binding something tightly.

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Some fonts replace two letters close together with a ligature that combines the two letters into one, such as Æ and æ.

 

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Most people's familiarity with ligature is from crime drama TV shows and victims with ligature marks.

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Ligature comes from Latin: ligare(a bind) - ligat (bound)  Late Latin: ligatura (a band)  to Middle English: ligature

The first recorded use of the word ligature in English was in the 14th century. 

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Ligature strangulation is one of Law & Order's top murder methods.

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