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ligatureless

ligatureless adjective: without ligatures.

Adjective

ligatureless (comparative more ligatureless, superlative most ligatureless)

  1. without ligatures
    • He also says that the change of older V to 'e' is reflected in the practice of using ligatureless consonantal symbols — a practice, dating back at least[…]1977, S. Subrahmanyan with Ci Cuppiramaṇiyaṉ, A critical study of Tolkāppiyam (el̲luttu and col.) and Nan̲n̲ūl, page 55
    • […]ligatureless and comparatively bloodless vaginal hysterectomy can be done, how abdominal surgery can be done without leaving pinched tissues,[…]2008, Benjamin Elisha Dawson, Orificial Surgery; Its Philosophy, Application and Technique, page 34

Forms of ligatureless

comparativemore ligatureless
superlativemost ligatureless

Origin of ligatureless

From ligature + -less.

Questions about ligatureless

What does ligatureless mean?
Ligatureless means without ligatures.
What part of speech is ligatureless?
Ligatureless is an adjective.

Words near ligatureless in the dictionary

  1. ligatural
  2. ligature
  3. ligature point
  4. ligature points
  5. ligatured
  6. ligatureless
  7. ligatures
  8. ligaturing
  9. Ligawasan
  10. Ligaya
  11. ligeance

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