meller

[ mel-er ]

noun

, Theater Slang.

1. melodrama ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of meller¹

By shortening and alteration

Example Sentences

Did Mr. Meller tell you that he had talked to Mrs. Cunningham?

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Would you rise, Mrs. Meller, and please raise your right hand?

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Mr. Meller has a former friend with whom he was working back at Harris but this time it was not Sanger-Harris.

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I think they had an argument and she left one night and she went, I think, to Meller's house and she stayed there.

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Did you have any conversations with Anna Meller about why Marina came to stay with her or what the circumstances were?

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