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fixture

fix.ture \'fiks-ch*r\ n [modif. of LL fixura, fr. L fixus] 1a: the act or 
   process of fixing  1b: the state of being fixed  2: something that is fixed 
   in place : as  2a: a chattel so annexed to realty that it may be regarded 
   as legally a par t of it 2b: a permanent appendage or structural part  3: 
   an element or feature usu. present in some particular setting; esp  : a 
   person long associated with a place or activity 4: a settled date or time 
   esp. for a sporting or festive event; also  : such an event esp. as a 
   regularly scheduled affair