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 Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)
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 Huxley, Thomas Henry
Her voice, in its very high tones, was something of the quality of a flute or flageolet, or resembled a commixture of the finest sounds of the flute and violin, if such could be imagined.
From Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
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 Nesbit, E. (Edith)
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