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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

When this weakness was opposed by the intermixture of fresh blood, by education and self-education, that person was saved for his work in life.

From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) by Bj?rnstjerne Bj?rnson

Yet neither his triumph nor his hope could in the nature of the case exist without an intermixture of remorse.

From Helena's Path by Anthony Hope

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