Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ligative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lig-a-tive
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to connect separate elements.

Etymology

From ligate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

ligature

Questions

What does ligative mean?
Serving to connect separate elements.
Where does ligative come from?
From ligate + -ive.

How to pronounce ligative

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