commixture

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[kuh-miks-cher] / kəˈmɪks tʃər /

noun

1. the act or process of commixing.

2. the condition of being commixed; mixture.

3. (in a Eucharistic service) the placing of a part of the Host in the chalice.

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Etymology

Origin of commixture

1580–90; < Latin commixtūra, equivalent to commixt ( us ) ( see commix) + -ūra -ure

Example Sentences

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commixture

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 opposition of colours, though not the commixture, may be called a war.

From Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies by Arthur Sherbo

For their hypothesis of the formation of the embryo from commixture of blood being wholly false, their opinion in this case must of necessity be likewise.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

The rest of the unfinished programme shows the usual commixture of technical studies in anatomy and paleontology, with essays on the philosophical and educational bearings of his work.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Thomas Henry Huxley

The repaired crenellations, the inserted patches of the walls of the outer circle, sufficiently express this commixture.

From A Little Tour of France by Joseph Pennell