Melba

[ mel-buh ]

noun

1. (Dame) Nellie Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong, 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
2. a female given name.

Melba

/ ˈmɛlbə /

noun

1. MelbaNellie, Dame18611931FAustralianMUSIC: operatic soprano Dame Nellie, stage name of Helen Porter Mitchell. 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano
2. do a Melba slang.
   do a Melba to make repeated farewell appearances

Example Sentences

And then I remembered a name and said, ‘I want a peach melba.’

From The Daily Beast

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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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