mixte

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/miːkst/

noun

A kind of bicycle frame where the top tube of the traditional diamond frame is replaced with a pair of smaller lateral tubes running from the top of the head tube all the way back to the rear axle, connecting at the seat tube on the way.

OriginFrench mixte →
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Meanings

nounmixte (plural mixtes)

plural mixtes

  1. attributiveA kind of bicycle frame where the top tube of the traditional diamond frame is replaced with a pair of smaller lateral tubes running from the top of the head tube all the way back to the rear axle, connecting at the seat tube on the way.

Origin

  1. Frenchmixte
  2. Englishmixte

Borrowed from French mixte.

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APA

mixte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixte

MLA

“mixte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mixte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixte.

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