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(n): (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

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(n): a short musical passage

(n): character consisting of two or more letters combined into one

(n): a written symbol that is used to represent speech

(n): a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone

(n): a restraint put around something to hold it together

(n): thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)

(n): a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

(n): something used to tie or bind

(n): any connection or unifying bond

(n): the act of tying or binding things together

(n): the act of fastening things together

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