mel
noun
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mel
1 American
[mel]
/ mɛl /
noun
Mel
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[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
The girl put her hand over her heart and cried out: "Oh, my sweet Saviour, help mel" That was the queer way she thought within her mind, and the words forced themselves to her lips.
From The Good Soldier by Ford, Ford Madox
Mall, mel, or mal, n. a level shaded walk: a public walk.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
On Friday, fans will see the hotly anticipated preview for "Spaceballs: The New One," a long-awaited sequel to Mel Brooks's legendary space comedy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Elsewhere on X, Musk expressed support for the idea of hiring Mel Gibson to direct a version of “The Odyssey” entirely in Homeric Greek, with a focus on historical accuracy and fealty to Greek culture.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
"I don't know how you do it. I believe in magic but I loved it," Mel B said when giving her verdict, which was a yes.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty have each dedicated multiple podcast episodes to the subject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Mel lost his mother when he was just three and a quarter years old.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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