ligament
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- noun
- /ˈlɪɡəmənt/
:
vínculo
- Trust is the ligament that holds relationships together, strengthening the bond between people.
We have reversed out the this key ligament to who and what we are as humans.
- We have reversed out the this key ligament to who and what we are as humans.
- They call these bindings the Maya to furry, the ligaments of war.
Examples
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They call these bindings the Maya to furry, the ligaments of war.
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The annual ligament should not be disturbed.
Academic text (1998) -
We have reversed out the this key ligament to who and what we are as humans.
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"Religion" is from the Greek or Latin root religari, which is the same root as "ligament" and "ligature," and so it means "bound together in one space."
Blog text (22) -
In this community, friendship serves as the ligament that connects us all.
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Education acts as a ligament, bridging the gap between different cultures and ideas.
Synonyms
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A strong connection that holds people or things together
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A small metal ring that connects parts of a chain
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5.3
A shared feeling or value that keeps people together
A tie that connects people or groups, like a shared history
A small band of tissue that connects a tendon to a bone
Antonyms
Compounds
A band of tissue that connects two bones and gets torn or stretched in a joint like the knee
- Specialized
A thin curved band that connects the liver to the breathing muscle and front of the belly
- Specialized
A cord of tissue on each side of the womb that runs to the outer female genital area
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
ligament = lig + ment
The figurative sense ('a bond or connection') is a metaphorical extension of the same Latin-derived formation (lig- + -ment); because 'lig-' is not a productive English base familiar to learners, the meaning is not transparently derived from English components.
Etymology
Ligament comes from the Latin root ligare, 'to bind'. For the second meaning, think of a ligament as something that 'binds' people or groups together, like a 'league', so it means a bond or connection.