commixtion

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English commixtion, from Middle French commixtion, and its source, Latin commixtiōnem, from commiscēre (to mix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈmɪkst͡ʃən/

Noun

commixtion (countable and uncountable, plural commixtions)

  1. (obsolete) The action of mixing or blending together; commingling.
  2. (obsolete) The blending (of wines, etc.); garbling.
  3. (obsolete) Coition; copulation; sexual intercourse.
  4. (obsolete) Commixture; a commixed condition or state.
  5. (obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
  6. (Roman law, Scots law) A method of acquiring property by mixing or blending substances belonging to different proprietors.
  7. (Christianity) The putting of a small piece of the host into the chalice during Mass, typifying the reunion of body and soul at the resurrection.

References

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin commixtiō.

Noun

commixtion oblique singularf (oblique plural commixtions, nominative singular commixtion, nominative plural commixtions)

  1. commixtion (act of mixing; result of this)