commixtion

noun

com·​mix·​tion

-schən

plural -s

1

obsolete : commixture sense 1

2

Roman, Scots, & civil law : commixture sense 3

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin commixtion-, commixtio, from Latin commixtus + -ion-, -io -ion

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