/ ˈlɪgətʃə(r); NAmE / noun
( technical ) something that is used for tying sth very tightly, for example to stop the loss of blood from a wound
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via late Latin ligatura from Latin ligat- bound, from the verb ligare .
/ ˈlɪgətʃə(r); NAmE / noun
( technical ) something that is used for tying sth very tightly, for example to stop the loss of blood from a wound
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via late Latin ligatura from Latin ligat- bound, from the verb ligare .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005