the act of intermixing or state of being intermixed
2. another word for mixture
3.
an additional constituent or ingredient
intermixture in American English
(ˌɪntərˈmɪkstʃər)
noun
1.
an intermixing or being intermixed
2.
a mixture
3.
an added ingredient; admixture
intermixture in American English
(ˌintərˈmɪkstʃər)
noun
1.
a mass of ingredients mixed together
2.
something added by intermixing
3.
the act of intermixing
Word origin
[1580–90; inter- + mixture]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: academic, critical, mandarin, motor, stigmainter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental)
Examples of 'intermixture' in a sentence
intermixture
The area is, or was, one of great ethnic intermixture.