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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

This intermixture of igneous and sedimentary material may take place on the finest scale and in the most intricate manner.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

There was an intermixture of legendary lives of saints, and apocryphal adventures of “Notre Seigneur” in Egypt; with a volume or two of physic and surgery and astrology.

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

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