COMMIXTION

Etymology

Noun

commixtion (countable and uncountable, plural commixtions)

(obsolete) The action of mixing or blending together; commingling.

(obsolete) The blending (of wines, etc.); garbling.

(obsolete) coition; copulation; sexual intercourse.

(obsolete) commixture; a commixed condition or state.

(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.

(legal) In Roman and Scottish law, a method of acquiring property by mixing or blending substances belonging to different proprietors.

(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.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*mix"tion, n. Etym: [L. commixtio.]

Definition: Commixture; mingling. [R.] An exact commixtion of the ingredients. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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