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fixture (s) (noun), fixtures (pl)
1. Something securely, and usually permanently, attached or appended, as to a house, an apartment building, etc.: The cottage with all of its special electrical fixtures was to be sold sometime during the next month.
2. A person or thing which has been established for a long time in the same place or position: After teaching more than 30 years in the same school, Mrs. Jackson was considered to be part of the fixture of the institution!
3. Various devices for holding parts in certain positions during welding, assembly, etc.: An anvil is one example of a fixture which a blacksmith can use to securely clamp metal objects and then to shape them with a hammer.
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