Melissa
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
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Also Melissie, Melissy a female given name.
Example Sentences
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Deputy mayor and local business owner Melissa Matters told AFP the financial impact was mixed.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The two registered almost immediately as domestic partners despite fighting constantly, the court heard, and during one of their breakups Melissa started hooking up with Jesus, a man with whom she became pregnant.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Private investigator Thomas McNally is working to dispel online speculation linking Melissa Casias’s disappearance to the scientists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Other writers, including Melissa Lucashenko and Natalia Figueroa Barroso, have also announced that they would terminate their partnerships with UQP.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Back in the kitchen, Dad and Aunt Melissa are singing an off-tune rendition of American Pie, except they’ve adjusted the lyrics to describe window treatments and dishwasher racks.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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