- [countable, usually singular] a combination of different people or things synonym blend
- It's a school with a good social and ethnic mix of children.
- The town offers a fascinating mix of old and new.
- Their music is an eclectic mix of regional styles.
- I love the city's heady mix of cultures.
- a pair of wool mix socks (= made of wool and other materials)
- a party with just the right mix of people
Extra Examplessee also Bombay mix, trail mix- The college has a broad mix of students.
- The new Oak Hill development offers a mix of housing.
- The precise mix will vary.
- an eclectic mix of theatrical styles
- The Palace was built in a mix of Gothic and Renaissance styles.
- Organic farmers mentor a diverse mix of people.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- perfect
- right
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- contain
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- mix of
- [countable, uncountable] a combination of things that you need to make something, often sold as a powder to which you add water, etc.
- a cake mix
- cement mix
- The mortar mix should be one part cement to two parts sand.
Extra Examples- Plant the seedlings in well-drained potting mix.
- The mix contains soil, peat and sand.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- perfect
- right
- …
- contain
- feature
- have
- …
- vary
- contain
- mix of
- (also remix)[countable] a new version of a recorded piece of music made by using a machine to arrange the separate parts of the recording in a different way, add new parts, etc.
- [singular] the particular way that instruments and voices are arranged in a piece of music
- The movie's sound mix is excellent.
- They have created a unique mix of sounds.
- [countable] an arrangement of several songs or pieces of music into one continuous piece, especially for dancing
combination
in popular music
Word Originlate Middle English: back-formation from mixed (taken as a past participle).
Idioms
See mix in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee mix in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishthrow, etc. something in/into the mix
- (informal) to add something that has an effect on a situation
- When you throw into the mix the passion and energy of a young artist, you have a recipe for success.
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