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VINCULUM

Origin: L, from vincire, vinctum, to bind. 1. A bond of union; a tie. 2. A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to be subjected to the same operation, as in the expression x^2 + y^2 - x + y. 3. A band or bundle of fibres; a fraenum. 4. A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the foot of determined birds. Source: Websters Vocabulary
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