🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Mélange

Pronunciation / Transliteration: melɑ̃ʒ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mixture/ˈmɪk.stʃər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le smoothie était un délicieux mélange de fruits et de yaourt."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A combination of different things or substances.

    "The smoothie was a delicious mixture of fruits and yogurt."
  2. 2

    A substance made by mixing other substances together.

    "The concrete is a mixture of cement, sand, and gravel."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mixture' originates from the Middle English 'mixtur', derived from the Latin 'mixtura', which means 'a mixing'. The term has evolved through usage in various contexts, primarily in chemistry and cooking, to denote a combination of different elements or substances.

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