mixture

noun

MIKS-chur/ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/UKMIKS-chuh/ˈmɪkstʃə/

7 meanings of mixture

1
nouncountable
Something made by putting two or more things together.
Like a fruit smoothie: you put in different fruits and get one new drink.
Stir the flour and water until the mixture is smooth.
Add blue paint to yellow paint and the mixture turns green.
Similarblend, amalgam
2
nouncountable
Something made up of many different parts or kinds.
The crowd was a mixture of old fans and curious newcomers.
She felt a strange mixture of joy and fear before the show.
Similarmix, blend, combination, medley, assortment
3
noununcountable
The act of putting two or more different things together.
The careful mixture of the colors took her almost an hour.
He watched the slow mixture of cream into the coffee.
Similarblending, mixing, combination, fusion, amalgamation
Oppositeseparation
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4
nouncountable
A liquid medicine that has tiny solid bits mixed all through it.
Shake the bottle well before you take the mixture.
The doctor gave her a mixture for her cough.
Similarsuspension, preparation, medicine
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5
nounIndiauncountable
A salty snack made of many small dry foods, like fried noodles, nuts, and spices.
Grandma always keeps a tin of mixture on the shelf for guests.
He bought a bag of spicy mixture to eat on the train.
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6
nouncountable or uncountable
Cloth that shows many different colors mixed together.
His winter coat was made of a gray mixture flecked with blue.
The tailor showed her a warm brown mixture for the new suit.
7
nouncountable
A setting on a pipe organ that makes several pipes sound at once for each note.
Like pressing one piano key and hearing three notes ring out together.
The organist pulled out the mixture, and the music got much brighter.
Our church organ has a mixture that adds a sparkling sound to the hymns.
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Origin

It comes from Latin mixtura, meaning "a mixing," linked to the verb misceo, "to mix." It reached English through Old French.