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Legation vs Ligation - What's the difference?

legation | ligation |

As nouns the difference between legation and ligation

is that legation is the post or office of a legate; a legateship while ligation is something that ties, a ligature.

legation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The post or office of a legate; a legateship.
  • A diplomatic mission.
  • The official residence of a diplomat.

    • Derived terms

    * legationary

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    ligation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that ties, a ligature.
  • The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
  • The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
  • (medicine) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel or fallopian tube during surgery.
  • (chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand

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