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Commixtion

/kəˈmɪkst͡ʃən/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

  1. (obsolete) The action of mixing or blending together; commingling.
  2. (obsolete) The blending (of wines, etc.); garbling.
  3. (obsolete) Coition; copulation; sexual intercourse.
  4. (obsolete) Commixture; a commixed condition or state.
  5. (obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
  6. (Roman law, Scots law) A method of acquiring property by mixing or blending substances belonging to different proprietors.
  7. (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.

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Of that commixtion they did then beget / This helliſh Dog, that hight the Blatant Beaſt; […]

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What does commixtion mean?

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

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Of that commixtion they did then beget / This helliſh Dog, that hight the Blatant Beaſt; […]

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