name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1921, Florence Kilpatrick Mixter, Out of Mist
Meaning relationships
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A gender-neutral title (coordinate with Mr. and Ms.), used especially for genderqueer/non-binary people.
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Usage: uncommon
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noun
Nonstandard spelling of mixture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, nonstandard
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History
Perhaps from southern French Mistre, a variant of Maitre, from Middle French maistre (“master”).
Blend of mix + Mister or Mister + -x-, probably influenced by the earlier abbreviation Mx.