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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

The various races of pelargoniums have sprung from the intermixture of some of the species obtained from the Cape.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

We might even go further and point out that the mere facilities of intercourse and joint work are not sufficient to account for this intermixture of the strips of the lord and of the homage.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff

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