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mix·ture

mixture

 
 
pronunciation:
mIks chr
part of speech: noun
definition 1: When you put different things together and make them into one thing, you produce a mixture. Let's say you put sugar and butter together in a bowl. If you stir these things together well, you will get a mixture.
Sam put together all the ingredients for the cake and then poured the mixture into a pan.
 
synonyms:
blend, combination, compound
similar words:
assortment, concoction
definition 2: A mixture is a group of people or set of things that are not all the same. A mixture is a combination of different things.
America has a mixture of people from many countries all over the world.Grace used a mixture of colors in her painting, but Trevor used mostly the same color--blue.
similar words:
blend, combination