fixture

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
  2. noun a regular patron
  3. noun the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment

Etymology

Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture.

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