mixtion

noun

plural -s

1

obsolete : the state of being mixed

2

obsolete : the process of mixing

3

obsolete : a product of mixing

Word History

Etymology

Middle English mixcioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French mixtion, from Old French mistion, from Latin mixtion-, mixtio, mistion-, mistio act or process of mixing, from mixtus, mistus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion

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