Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ligation

/lɪˈɡeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
lig-a-tion
IPA
/lɪˈɡeɪʃən/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that ties, a ligature.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of tying, of applying a ligature.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of having a ligature, of being tied.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ligatio, ligationis, from Latin ligo. Doublet of liaison.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /lɪˈɡeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ligations (plural)

Derived Forms

autoligation crossligation heteroligation misligation photoligation polyligation postligation religation vasoligation

Phrases

tubal ligation

Frequently Paired Words

colligation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce ligation?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪˈɡeɪʃən/.
What does ligation mean?
Something that ties, a ligature.
Where does ligation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce ligation

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