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ligature (iou) and mumble (oh)


ligature (iou)



ligature noun & verb. LME.
[Late Latin ligatura, formed as LIGATE: see -URE.]
A. noun.
A thing used in binding or tying; a band, a tie; esp. (a) Surgery a thread or cord used to tie up a bleeding artery etc.; (b) an adjustable band securing the reed to the mouthpiece in instruments of the clarinet family. LME.
b. fig. A bond of union. E17.
c. Binding quality; something having this quality. L17-E18.
= LIGAMENT 2. Now rare. LME.
The action or an act of binding or tying; the result or place of such an action. M16.
Music. A note-form representing two or more notes to be sung to one syllable; a tie, a slur. L16.
A character or type formed by two or more letters joined together; a monogram. Also, a stroke connecting two letters. L17.
b. verb trans. = LIGATE. E18.

mumble (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: From the sound]
to say something too quietly or not clearly enough, so that Other people cannot understand you
-see also mutter mutter
::He bumped into someone and mumbled an apology.
::Stop mumbling!
mumble to yourself
::A woman on the corner was mumbling to herself.
-- mumble n [C]