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ligament

/ˈlɪɡəmənt/LIH-guh-muhnt
/ˈlɪɡəmənt/LIH-guh-muhnt

Meaningbind

Common meaning: tissue connecting bones at a joint

Journey through time

  1. Latinligamentum‘bind’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsbind → bandligament‘band’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsband → tissue connecting bones at a jointligament‘tissue connecting bones at a joint’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin ligamentum ‘bind’.

Roots

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