Admixture Meaning
/ədˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
nounAn instance of admixing, a mixing in of something., A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
Sentence Examples
Algerians have a high degree of Berber admixture.
They even have a small degree of Berber admixture.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The rare bronze was created through an ____ of copper and tin.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sample was an ____ of several different types of volcanic ash.
Word Origin & History
From Latin admixtūra, from admixtus, past participle of admisceō (“to mix in”), from misceō (“to mix”). Analyzable as ad- + mixture.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[Penelope and Euryclea] express their feelings in copious direct discourse. Feelings though they are, with only a slight admixture of the most general considerations upon human destiny, the syntactical connection between part and part is perfectly clear, no contour is blurred."
— 1946, Erich Auerbach, “Odysseus' Scar”, in Partisan Review, transl., Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature, page 3:
"Gas analysis of blood samples, obtained from different sites in the heart and great vessels, permits demonstration of admixture of oxygenated blood in the venous side or admixture of venous blood in the arterial side of the circulation."
— 1951 March, J. H. Lehmann, A. D. Johnson, W. C. Bridges, J. Michel, D. M. Green, “Cardiac Catheterization—A Diagnostic Aid in Congenital Heart Disease”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 3, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 170:
"Both were lean, raw-boned specimens; the man tall, sandy, and grey-eyed, and the woman short and rather dark, with a black straightness of hair suggesting a slight Indian admixture."
— 1928, H. P. Lovecraft, Zealia Bishop, The Curse of Yig:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The rare bronze was created through an ____ of copper and tin.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sample was an ____ of several different types of volcanic ash.