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remix

American  
[ree-miks, ree-miks] / riˈmɪks, ˈriˌmɪks /

verb (used with object)

  • remixes,
    present (3rd person singular)
  • remixed,
    past participle,  past
  • remixing
    present participle
  1. to mix again.

  2. to mix and re-record the elements of (a musical recording) in a different way.


noun

  • remixes
    plural
  1. a remixed recording.

remix British  

verb

  1. to change the balance and separation of (a recording), usually to emphasize the rhythm section

"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

noun

  1. a remixed version of a recording

"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

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Origin of remix

First recorded in 1660–70

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This is a remix of the lecture supposedly spoiled millennials, who refused to sacrifice every small pleasure on the altar of homeownership, heard for years about $7 lattes.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

It’s odd and discordant with a strange magic all its own — a blessing in what’s otherwise a lame remix.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

An Ohio statewide remix of Toni Morrison’s oeuvre connects the ghosts of ‘Beloved’ to the neighborhoods of ‘Sula’ to reveal the real narratives of the American experiment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

West did not end up appearing in the released version of the In For The Kill music video, although he featured as a guest rapper on a remix of the song.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The sitar music fades into a remix of a forever classic, “Chaiyya Chaiyya.”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

It is also developing a new AI-powered tool that lets music fans make remixes and cover songs within the app.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

“Brighter Days” by Cajmere, “Nissan Altima” by Doechii and several high-energy remixes that I found on Bandcamp, my set was everything I’d hoped for: fun, joyful and liberating.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

The moment, now known as Democracy Manifest, became one of the most viral videos in Australia's history, and inspired thousands of memes, musical remixes, merchandise and even an orchestral piece.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

In the “digging” she stitches together the physical work of excavation, the ‘60s and ‘70s colloquial meaning of “dig” as to “understand” and, lastly, its nod to DJ/crate-digging culture that remixes and reimagines.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2025

Monday and I used to entertain ourselves, playing hand games, plotting our dance routines, and picking our favorite go-go remixes.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

At the start of their disc jockey journey, they remixed already established songs, from Bad Bunny and Bomba Estéreo’s “Ojitos Lindos” to Bellakath’s “Gatita.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

It wouldn’t be until the mid-’90s that the two crossed paths again, when Cibo Matto remixed “Talking to the Universe,” and Ono invited the duo to lunch.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Meanwhile, Nike has launched its Jordan and Brazil collaboration ahead of the World Cup, with an "old-school jersey" goalie top that's described by the brand as being "field-ready style, remixed for the streets", costing £79.99.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

The 21st has been defined by recycled ideas and digitally remixed callbacks to the past.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

You have not lived until you’ve heard a Megan Thee Stallion track remixed into an operetta.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

In remixing one of cinema’s most revered classics with singular comedic flair, Wain has made a contender for his best film that succeeds by tributing his own loony industry.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

But often the best Yuletide numbers are the ones that fiddle around with tradition, taking the familiar components of joy and generosity and remixing them into something silly, salacious or downright odd.

From New York Times Dec. 18, 2023

As a DJ, he started to toy with the idea of not just remixing music, but remixing light.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2023

But art as a whole loses, because the decision restricts how artists generate creativity by sampling and remixing existing works.

From Seattle Times May 22, 2023

The concrete was dumped from these cars into boxes where any remixing or tempering that was required was done, after which the concrete was shoveled directly into the forms.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette

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