## Meanings
1. A combination of different things mixed together.
2. Something made by mixing substances together.
3. A collection of many different sorts of things.

## Examples
- The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
- An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
- The shop sold a strange mixture of old books and toys.

## Synonyms
- admixture
- alloy
- amalgam
- blend
- bouillabaisse
- cocktail
- combination
- combo
- composite
- composition
- compound
- medley

## Antonyms
- non-mixture
- simple

## Derived Forms
- admixture
- biomixture
- commixture
- diastereomixture
- heather-mixture
- intermixture
- mixtural
- multimixture
- premixture
- remixture
- submixture

## Related Forms
- heterogeneous
- mix
- mixer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *meyḱ-
- Root: misture
- Root: mixtūra
- Affix: -ure - act

## Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.

## AI Etymology
Mixture comes from Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix. In present-day English its meanings include a combination of different things mixed together, something made by mixing substances together, and a collection of many different sorts of things. The historical chain runs through *meyḱ- (Proto-Indo-European), misture (Old French), and mixtūra (Latin). Related and derived forms include heterogeneous, mix, mixer, and admixture.

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