リガチャー also: リガチャ · リガトゥーラ · リガトゥラ
Related words 合ごう 字じ The native Japanese term for a typographic ligature; リガチャー is the loanword equivalent, more common in design and font contexts.
結けっ 紮さつ The medical term for ligation; リガチャー can refer to the thread or the act, while 結紮 is the formal surgical procedure.
Written forms リガチャー Usage 100%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'ligature'.
リガチャ
Shorter variant without the long vowel; less common but still used.
Etymology Borrowed from English 'ligature', ultimately from Latin 'ligatura' (a binding). The variant リガトゥーラ reflects the Italian form 'legatura'.
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