Melville

American  

[mel-vil] / ˈmɛl vɪl /

noun

1. Herman, 1819–91, U.S. novelist.

2. Lake, a saltwater lake on the E coast of Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow inlet: the mouth of the Churchill River is at its W end. About 1,133 sq. mi. (2,935 sq. km).

3. a male given name.

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Melville British  

/ ˈmɛlvɪl /

noun

1. Herman. 1819–91, US novelist and short-story writer. Among his works, Moby Dick (1851) and Billy Budd (written 1891, published 1924) are outstanding

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Other Word Forms

• Melvillean
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Melville

The opening chapters distinguish various sorts of “tale,” with references to Herman Melville, Nikolai Gogol and others, moving on to German authors, including Goethe and Novalis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Indie Shakes managing director David Melville distills his production around scenes of intense conflict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Brandy Melville is one of the few chains where girls and women can find on-trend and relatively well-constructed cotton basics for a low price point, keeping even disgruntled shoppers coming back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Joseph Favorito, a financial planner in Melville, N.Y., had a client who was making a big salary and worked until his late 70s.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

When Martha arrived, she was accompanied by her cousin Melville Vaughan, a biology professor at the University of Central Oklahoma.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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