Mix vs Pix - What's the difference?
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To stir two or more substances together.
To combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
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, title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=1
, passage=She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.}}
To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
* {{quote-book, year=1935, author=
, title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=1
, passage=She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.}}
To use a mixer (machine) on.
(music) To combine several tracks.
(music) To produce a finished version of a recording.
To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
* Bible, (w) vii. 8
The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.
The result of combining items normally kept separate.
(music) The result of mixing several tracks.
(music) The finished version of a recording.
(informal)
* 1946 , “Palisades Notes”, in , Nielsen Business Media, Inc., ISSN 0006-2510, Volume 58, Number 37 (1946 September 14),
* 1978 , response to a letter to the editor, in American Motorcyclist , American Motorcyclist Association, ISSN 0277-9358, Volume 32, Number 2 (1978 February),
* 2010 , Lynn Powell, Framing Innocence: A Mother’s Photographs, a Prosecutor’s Zeal, and a Small Town’s Response , The New Press, ISBN 978-1-59558-551-6,
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*:* take pix of damage afterward
motion pictures; movies.
As nouns the difference between mix and pix
is that mix is mix while pix is (informal) or pix can be a variant of pyx.mix
English
(wikipedia mix)Alternative forms
* mixe (archaic)Etymology 1
From (etyl) mixen, from (etyl) mixian, Skeat, An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language , "Mix.". More at mash.Verb
- fair persuasions mixed with sugared words
George Goodchild
- Hast thou no poison mixed ?
- I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and civil considerations.
George Goodchild
- Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.
Synonyms
* (stir two or more substances together) blend, combine, mingle, intermix, mix together, mix up * (combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate) mix together, mix up, muddle, muddle upDerived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) mixte, from (etyl) mixtus, past participle of . Form of the noun influenced by the verb.Noun
(es)- Now add the raisins to the mix .
- My recipe file was now a mix of meat and dairy.
- The combination of classical music and hip hop is a surprisingly good mix .
- The rhythm mix sounds muddy.
- I've almost finished the mix for this song.
Derived terms
* dance mix * dub mix * into the mix * mix and match * mixling * mix-up, mixup * pick 'n' mix * remix * megamixReferences
pix
English
Etymology 1
First attested , along with other similar words that the magazine calls slanguage [http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=slanguage].Noun
(en-plural noun)page 82:
- Annual photo contest has brought in some pix by amateurs which are definitely in the professional category.
page 4:
- Photo selection can be tricky with space limitations, Arthur, and we blew that one. Hope the Scott pix in our January issue made you feel better about this.
pages 15–16:
- He nervously wrote down Amy’s instructions for what to say and how to behave if the police came back with a search warrant: