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intermixture

American  
[in-ter-miks-cher] / ˌɪn tərˈmɪks tʃər /

noun

  1. a mass of ingredients mixed together.

  2. something added by intermixing.

  3. the act of intermixing.


intermixture British  
/ ˌɪntəˈmɪkstʃə /

noun

  1. the act of intermixing or state of being intermixed

  2. another word for mixture

  3. an additional constituent or ingredient

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of intermixture

First recorded in 1580–90; inter- + mixture


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In fact, there was more of an intermixture of those two perspectives under George W. Bush than anyone seemed to realize.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2018

But it seems to have happened only occasionally, which suggests to some that natural climatic fluctuations, in the form of advancing and retreating glaciers, pushed the bears together, encouraging intermixture.

From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2014

"By an intermixture with our people," President George Washington told Vice President John Adams, immigrants will "get assimilated to our customs, measures and laws: in a word, soon become one people."

From Time Magazine Archive

For it appeared to them that this "intermixture of species would confuse the labours of botanists, and force them to work their way through a wilderness of uncertainty."

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by George John Romanes

These pieces still retained their devout character, with an intermixture of profane and burlesque scenes, highly relished by the populace.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli

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