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mixture

noun/ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/

What It Means

The act of mixing.

Something produced by mixing.

Something that consists of diverse elements.

A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals

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From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.

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