commixture

[kuh-miks-cher]

com·mix·ture

[kuh-miks-cher]
noun
1.
the act or process of commixing.
2.
the condition of being commixed; mixture.
3.
(in a Eucharistic service) the placing of a part of the Host in the chalice.

Origin:
1580–90; < Latin commixtūra, equivalent to commixt(us) (see commix) + -ūra -ure
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Commixture is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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commix (kɒˈmɪks)
 
vb
a rare word for mix
 
[C15: back formation from commixt mixed together; see mix]
 
com'mixture
 
n

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