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fer·me·ture \ˈfərməˌchu̇(ə)r\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, literally, act of closing, apparatus for closing, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin firmatura lock, clasp, from Latin firmatus (past participle of firmare to make fast) + -ura -ure — more at firm (v.) : the mechanism closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm |