合がっ体たい字じ

noun

ligature

In printing, a single character formed by combining two or more letters or characters into one glyph. Compare 合字 (ごうじ), which is a more general term for a combined character.

See also: 合字

• 欧おう文ぶん組くみ版はんでは、「fi」や「fl」のような合がっ体たい字じがよく使つかわれる。

  In Western typesetting, ligatures like 'fi' and 'fl' are often used.