ligative

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adjective

Serving to connect separate elements.

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Meanings

adjectiveligative (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarServing to connect separate elements.

Origin

From ligate + -ive.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vigilate
Cite this entry
APA

ligative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligative

MLA

“ligative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ligative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligative.

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