"fix-up" meaning in All languages combined

See fix-up on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fix-ups [plural], fixup [alternative]
Etymology: Deverbal from fix up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|fix up}} Deverbal from fix up Head templates: {{en-noun}} fix-up (plural fix-ups)
  1. A repair; an act of mending. Related terms: fixer-upper
    Sense id: en-fix-up-en-noun-Ztfu7X0l
  2. A novel created from (possibly unrelated, and possibly previously published) pieces of short fiction.
    Sense id: en-fix-up-en-noun-jUWoFI0k Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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