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fixture

fix·ture [ fíkschər ] (plural fix·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. object in fixed position: an object with a fixed position and function

2. established person: somebody considered to be permanently established in a place or position

[Late 16th century. Probably alteration, after mixture, of fixure< late Latin fixura< Latin fix- (see fix)]
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