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ligatureless

ligatureless

English

Adjective

ligatureless (comparative more ligatureless, superlative most ligatureless)

  1. without ligatures
    • 1977, S. Subrahmanyan; Ci Cuppiramaṇiyaṉ, A critical study of Tolkāppiyam (el̲luttu and col.) and Nan̲n̲ūl‎, page 55:
      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 []
    • 2008, Benjamin Elisha Dawson, Orificial Surgery; Its Philosophy, Application and Technique, page 34:
      [] ligatureless and comparatively bloodless vaginal hysterectomy can be done, how abdominal surgery can be done without leaving pinched tissues, []

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