graphic symbol vs ligature

ligature vs graphic symbol

graphic symbol and ligature both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
graphic symbol	Yes	No	No	No
ligature	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ligature is a hyponym of graphic symbol; that is, ligature is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than graphic symbol:

graphic symbol: a written symbol that is used to represent speech
ligature: character consisting of two or more letters combined into one

Other hyponyms of graphic symbol include allograph, check character, superior, superscript, inferior, subscript, ASCII character, capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small letter, type, percent sign, percentage sign, asterisk, star, dagger, obelisk, diesis, double dagger, double obelisk, alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet, blank, space, phonetic symbol, mathematical symbol, rune, runic letter, pictograph, ideogram, ideograph, radical, stenograph, siglum.

graphic symbol (noun)	ligature (noun)
a written symbol that is used to represent speech	the act of tying or binding things together
	something used to tie or bind
	thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
	a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
	(music) a group of notes connected by a slur
	character consisting of two or more letters combined into one

Difference between graphic symbol and ligature

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