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  mel

  noun

  honey.
• Mel
  Mel

  noun

  a male given name, form of Melvin.

mel

¹ American  

[mel] / mɛl /

noun

1. honey.

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Mel ² American  

[mel] / mɛl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Melvin.

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mel British  

/ mɛl /

noun

1. pharmacol a pure form of honey formerly used in pharmaceutical products

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Etymology

Origin of mel

From Latin

Example Sentences

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mel Mel

This calculation is misleading because we don’t know how many mel alleles that interact with lethal recessives reside in the X chromosome.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 15, 2011

From the end of the '40s until well into the '60s, the late Nat "King" Cole held sway with mel low, foggy-voiced renditions of easygoing ballads like Too Young and Red Sails in the Sunset.

From Time Magazine Archive

Do they bear mel Why don’t they move* She sat, folding her hands in her lap.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

When they see the multitood goin it blind they go pel mel with it, instid of exerted theirselves to set it right.

From The American Union Speaker by John D. (John Dudley) Philbrick

Then, flinging to her lover the other half, she cried to him, "Eat, if thou lovest mel this is what I eat!"

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn

Mel Gibson went considerably bigger with his island investment, purchasing Mago Island in Fiji after the release of his 2004 movie “The Passion of the Christ.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

In recent weeks, people within the party have played down speculation that the shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride could also lose his job in the changes.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Here is the complete lineup for “Programmed by Mel Brooks: 100 Years at the Movies”:

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Mel might be a disaster with her loud mouth and impolite antics, but her over-the-top meddling does her buddies some good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Though they could detect no injuries to the horse, Mel decided to call the vet anyway.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby