intermixture

[ in-ter-miks-cher ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈmɪks tʃər /

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noun

a mass of ingredients mixed together.

something added by intermixing.

the act of intermixing.

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Origin of intermixture

First recorded in 1580–90; inter- + mixture

Words nearby intermixture

intermittent claudication, intermittent current, intermittent fever, intermittently, intermix, intermixture, intermodal, intermodillion, intermodulation, intermolecular, intermontane

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How to use intermixture in a sentence

With these there has been intermixture of Spanish and Portuguese blood, and many mixed types have appeared.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The last, are the primitive race to which the hunched race ascend by intermixture in the first or second generation.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
The mode of production of all social phenomena is one great case of Intermixture of Laws.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
There was no intermixture or commingling of characters, although the class of subjects were sometimes common to each.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft

What is the significance of material and non-material cultural elements for the study of race contact and intermixture?
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

British Dictionary definitions for intermixture

intermixture

/ (ˌɪntəˈmɪkstʃə) /

noun

the act of intermixing or state of being intermixed

another word for mixture

an additional constituent or ingredient

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intermixture

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