mel
noun
mel
1 American
[mel]
/ mɛl /
noun
Mel
2
American
[mel]
/ mɛl /
noun
mel
British
/ mɛl /
noun
Etymology
Origin of mel
From Latin
Example Sentences
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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
Hilarius doffed his cap again and his fresh young voice rose clear and sweet through the thin still air:- “Iesu, dulcis memoria,Dans vera cordis gaudia;Sed super mel et omniaDulcis ejus praesentia.”
From Gathering of Brother Hilarius by Fairless, Michael
Tho' with a frugal meal his fast he breaks, And from the spring his crystal draught he takes, Better, far better, seems that man to mel For he owns Heaven's best gift,—his liberty.
From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by Hartley, John
Spice Girl Mel C is set to marry her partner Chris Dingwall in a "top-secret ceremony", the Daily Mirror reports.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“The housing market is the best expression of the ‘K-shaped economy’ that we’re in right now,” Mel Casey, a senior portfolio manager at FBB Capital Partners, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The American Film Institute is giving Mel Brooks one more reason to celebrate his 100th birthday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The iconic venue has played host to the rich and famous for decades and was famously where screen idol Audrey Hepburn married her first husband Mel Ferrer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Dr. Mel, as he’s known at Poky, runs a team of eight cowboys.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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