Etymology
Origin of commixture
1580–90; < Latin commixtūra, equivalent to commixt ( us ) ( see commix) + -ūra -ure
Example Sentences
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The volume of rain produced in the Condor’s water cycle is enormous, says Luna, thanks to a unique commixture of altitudes, endemic soils, and solar and wind patterns.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2013
The repaired crenellations, the inserted patches, of the walls of the outer circle sufficiently express this commixture.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
Arts may flourish, and as it were by a commixture and communication of Rays, inflame one another....
From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by E. (Edith) Nesbit
In the spiritual world a variety and commixture of affections is distinctly perceived in sound.
From The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love by Emanuel Swedenborg
Professor Child suspects a commixture of the two episodes in the one ballad, or more probably, a grafting of a later ballad on to an earlier one.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Frank Sidgwick
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