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

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

Those that are first raised to nobility, are commonly more virtuous, but less innocent, than their descendants; for there is rarely any rising, but by a commixture of good and evil arts.

From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon

What a sudden burst of sound was emitted—what harmonious discord—what a commixture of all the tones in the vocal gamut, from the shrill treble to the deep underhum! 

From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Charles Martin Hardie

The repaired crenella- tions, the inserted patches, of the walls of the outer circle sufficiently express this commixture.

From A Little Tour in France by Henry James