mel
A unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from…A unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from one another.
» I wish Mel Brooks had made a spoof of this movie.
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2 sensesA unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from one another.
(uncountable)Honey, when used as an ingredient in cosmetic products.
Examples
3 sentencesI wish Mel Brooks had made a spoof of this movie.
Mel Gibson spoke about the Antichrist.
Mel Brooks is known for his spoofs of popular movies and genres.
Origin
Shortening of melody. From Latin mel (“honey”). Doublet of mell.Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.