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
A.S. medo, medu, mead; Gr. μέλι, in which θ or δ is changed into λ; Lat. mel; Fr. miel; A.S. hunig; Ger.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
L-o lo, r-i ri, lori; m, e, an' then another tall l on the end—that's m-e-l mel, lorimel.
From Harper's Young People, February 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
As a jazz and pop standard it sparked memorable romantic readings from Peggy Lee, Margaret Whiting, Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé and Tony Bennett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Det Ch Insp Mel Sutherland said forensic anthropologist Dr Micol Zuppello worked for several days to "painstakingly extract the body", with all but the tip of a toe and some small eye socket bones recovered.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Based partly on Flynn and executive produced by Mel Brooks, it’s an affectionate portrait of an over-the-hill rogue told from the point of view of a young Jewish comedy writer who idolizes him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
He shared food if Mel begged, holding out his hand and whimpering.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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