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Melba
[ mel-buh ]
noun
- (Dame) Nellie Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong, 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- a female given name.
Melba
/ ˈmɛlbə /
noun
- MelbaNellie, Dame18611931FAustralianMUSIC: operatic soprano Dame Nellie, stage name of Helen Porter Mitchell. 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano
- do a Melba slang.to make repeated farewell appearances
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Example Sentences
And then I remembered a name and said, ‘I want a peach melba.’
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Some singers have this gift; Mme. Melba is one who never had to study a trill, for she was born with a nightingale in her throat.
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But though a Melba, under the existing system, demands a large price for her services, under socialism all would be changed.
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People would rush even from a Melba if she sang every note in the same key.
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She responded cordially, saying she would be delighted to hear Melba, and would enjoy the box if it would be agreeable to him.
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Of the numerous successors of Patti, Madame Melba seems to have more fully met the requirements than any other.
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