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typographic ligature

typographic ligature noun: a character that visually combines multiple letters, usually but not always by connecting them (making them contiguous), such as æ, œ, ß or ij; a logotype.

typographic ligature: a character that visually combines multiple letters, usually but not always by connecting them...
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Noun

typographic ligature (plural typographic ligatures)

  1. (countable) A character that visually combines multiple letters, usually but not always by connecting them (making them contiguous), such as æ, œ, ß or ij; a logotype.
    • ae (a + e) > æ
      AE (A + E) > Æ
      db (d + b) > ȸ
      dz (d + z) > dz
      Dz (D + z) > Dz
      DZ (D + Z) > DZ
      et (e + t) > &
      ff (f + f) > ff
      ffi (ff + fi) > ffi
      ffl (ff + fl) > ffl
      fi (f + i) > fi
      fl (f + l) > fl
      fs (f + s) > ?
      ft (f + t) > ?
      ij (i + j) > ij
      IJ (I + J) > IJ
      lj (l + j) > lj
      Lj (L + j) > Lj
      LJ (L + J) > LJ
      ng (n + g) >...the following are ligatures

Forms of typographic ligature

pluraltypographic ligatures

Origin of typographic ligature

From typographic + ligature.

Questions about typographic ligature

What does typographic ligature mean?
Typographic ligature means a character that visually combines multiple letters, usually but not always by connecting them (making them contiguous), such as æ, œ, ß or ij; a logotype.
What part of speech is typographic ligature?
Typographic ligature is a noun.
What is the plural of typographic ligature?
The plural of typographic ligature is typographic ligatures.

Words near typographic ligature in the dictionary

  1. typographers
  2. typographia
  3. typographic
  4. typographic apostrophe
  5. typographic apostrophes
  6. typographic ligature
  7. typographic ligatures
  8. typographica
  9. typographical
  10. typographical apostrophe
  11. typographical apostrophes

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