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fixture
[ fiks-cher ]
/ ˈfɪks tʃər /
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noun
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Origin of fixture
OTHER WORDS FROM fixture
fix·ture·less, adjectiveWords nearby fixture
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British Dictionary definitions for fixture
fixture
/ (ˈfɪkstʃə) /
noun
an object firmly fixed in place, esp a household appliance
a person or thing regarded as fixed in a particular place or position
property law an article attached to land and regarded as part of it
a device to secure a workpiece in a machine tool
mainly British
- a sports match or social occasion
- the date of such an event
rare the act of fixing
Derived forms of fixture
fixtureless, adjectiveWord Origin for fixture
C17: from Late Latin fixūra a fastening (with -t- by analogy with mixture)
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