Meaning

2 senses

  1. A unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from one another.

  2. (uncountable)Honey, when used as an ingredient in cosmetic products.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I wish Mel Brooks had made a spoof of this movie.

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  2. Mel Gibson spoke about the Antichrist.

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  3. Mel Brooks is known for his spoofs of popular movies and genres.

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Origin

Shortening of melody. From Latin mel (“honey”). Doublet of mell.

Shortening of melody.

From Latin mel (“honey”). Doublet of mell.

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Forms

plural: mels
Singularmel
Pluralmels

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
megalomaniacmegaphonemelancholicmelancholyC2
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