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Meaning of fixation

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fixation
      n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped
           prematurely [syn: {arrested development}, {fixation},
           {infantile fixation}, {regression}]
      2: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or
         someone [syn: {obsession}, {fixation}]
      3: the activity of fastening something firmly in position
      4: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample
         to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had
         in the living body [syn: {fixation}, {fixing}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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