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Definition of fixity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fixity

noun
 
/ˈfɪksəti/
 
/ˈfɪksəti/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the quality of being permanent and not changing
    • He has great fixity of purpose.
    • the fixity of exchange rates
    Word Originmid 17th cent. (denoting the property of a substance of not evaporating or losing weight when heated): partly from obsolete fix ‘fixed’, partly from French fixité.
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