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
One of the most pleasing belongs to England, and is written in the commixture of Latin and the modern tongue, which occasionally produces quaintly pretty effects.
From Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature by McLaughlin, Edward Tompkins
The repaired crenellations, the inserted patches of the walls of the outer circle, sufficiently express this commixture.
From A Little Tour of France by Pennell, Joseph
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 Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)
The Emperor's objection to such commixture of religions was unusual and probably due to zeal for pure Buddhism.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
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