": an order of imperfect fungi that have the conidia borne in acervuli which are either immersed or erumpent and that are parasites of higher plants \u2014 see anthracnose , melanconiaceae":[]
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"New Latin, from Greek melitta, melissa bee + New Latin -ia":""
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"\u02c8me-(\u02cc)l\u014d-\u02cckr\u0113m"
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"definitions":{
": a rich English meat pie":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"from Melton Mowbray , England":""
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"-\u014d(\u02cc)br\u0101"
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"blissful",
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"buoyed",
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": tending to depress the spirits : saddening":[]
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"she becomes quite melancholic when she reflects on all the lost opportunities of her life",
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"Set primarily in the South, Plattner\u2019s vignettes provide intimate glimpses into a series of singular events that, when strung together, paint a larger picture of the melancholic and frequently dissatisfactory state of existing in the modern world. \u2014 Leah Tyler, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"This track is a melancholic trip kicked off by Raquel\u2019s soothing and warm vocals. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
"There\u2019s something at the core of most Japanese music that\u2019s melancholic , sentimental. \u2014 Patrick St. Michel, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The melancholic track then turns into a self-empowering anthem. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The video is a compilation of voice recordings of residents describing Shanghai's lockdown accompanied by melancholic instrumental music and black-and-white photos of empty Shanghai streets. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The record, while lyrically often as melancholic as his \u201860s catalog, is sonically his sunniest and most textural. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Alex G\u2019s melancholic guitar-centric score hypnotizes by layering unnerving and soothing elements. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Conversations follows much of the same winning formula, casting a fresh face in the lead role and leaning in to the melancholic love story of Rooney\u2019s source material. \u2014 Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English malencolic, melancolyk \"consisting of or caused by black bile, irascible, gloomy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French melancolique, borrowed from Latin melancholicus, borrowed from Greek melancholik\u00f3s, from melanchol\u00eda \"black bile, melancholy entry 1 \" + -ikos -ic entry 1":""
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"\u02ccme-l\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4-lik",
"\u02ccmel-\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4l-ik"
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"noun"
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"a fine romantic kind of a melancholy on the fading of the year",
"\u2014 Richard Holmes",
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"\u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle"
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"\u2014 Brenda Lane Richardson",
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"\u2014 Rolling Stone"
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"Noun",
"the bleakness of winter sometimes gives me cause for melancholy",
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"A melancholy lesson of advancing years is the realization that you can't make old friends. \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , Harper's , June 1999",
"He has a snarled mop of spiky black hair, melancholy circles around his eyes, and a tiny Cupid's-bow mouth. \u2014 Pauline Kael , New Yorker , 17 Dec. 1990",
"I see your mournful party in my mind's eye under every varying circumstance of the day; \u2026 the efforts to talk, the frequent summons to melancholy orders and cares, and poor Edward, restless in misery, going from one room to the other \u2026 \u2014 Jane Austen , letter , 24 Oct. 1808",
"She was in a melancholy mood.",
"He became quiet and melancholy as the hours slowly passed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The intermittent use of harmonica, banjo and pedal steel guitar enhances the music\u2019s weary elegance and melancholy . \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"But, even as his environment changed, his melancholy remained. \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"But a lot of those poems, people will now understand, have a lot of melancholy behind them and a real challenging experience that birthed that thought. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 Jan. 2021",
"Even in the maternity ward, the sight of women cradling babies roused the old melancholy . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Despite the sweetness, Bright Eyes still evoke the melancholy of their earliest work. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"This duality -- an attention to granular details alongside the hard work of processing tragedy -- provided me with a way through the melancholy of these last years. \u2014 Jodi Ettenberg, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Her cheerfulness knows no bounds, but Dunst complicates it with the underlying melancholy of someone who wants more than her small-town life can provide. \u2014 Matthew Jacobs, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021",
"There is a certain melancholy to that observation, maybe even a kind of despair, that is enhanced by the strangely nostalgic atmosphere Kapadia evokes. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Off Ayra Starr\u2019s debut album 19 and Dangerous, the single is a melancholy Afropop ballad full of longing for love. \u2014 Tara Aquino, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Much like the myth, Avalon is full of grandeur as much as melancholy . \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"The death of spacecraft on distant worlds always feels melancholy . \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"If that moment was melancholy , the hearing itself was at times snappish. \u2014 Robert Barnes, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That attitude is jettisoned on this one, with peak emotions here also tinged with melancholy in a nod to the dichotomy of life, the maturity of the group, their sound, their fans and of the dance scene itself. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 15 Apr. 2022",
"So melancholy now, on the lonely gray seas, is tempered with sight of shore. \u2014 Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The collection\u2019s strongest poems find a melancholy strain thrumming under the good intentions. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2021",
"That said, in the last scenes the film really does make a melancholy swerve away from the historical record, but to explain how exactly would be to spoil it. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022"
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"Middle English malencolie, melancolie \"black bile, preponderance or excess of black bile, state (as anger or sorrow) produced by excessive black bile,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French malencolie, melencolie, borrowed from Late Latin melancholia (Medieval Latin malencolia, by association with the prefix mal- mal- ), borrowed from Greek melanchol\u00eda, from melan-, athematic variant of melano- melano- + chol\u1e17 \"bile\" + -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at gall entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English malincolie, melancolie, from attributive use of malencolie melancholy entry 1 , probably reinforced by construal of -ly as an adjective suffix":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8me-l\u0259n-\u02cck\u00e4-l\u0113",
"\u02c8mel-\u0259n-\u02cck\u00e4l-\u0113"
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"blue devils",
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"dejection",
"depression",
"desolation",
"despond",
"despondence",
"despondency",
"disconsolateness",
"dispiritedness",
"doldrums",
"dolefulness",
"downheartedness",
"dreariness",
"dumps",
"forlornness",
"gloom",
"gloominess",
"glumness",
"heartsickness",
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"mournfulness",
"oppression",
"sadness",
"sorrowfulness",
"unhappiness"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a perennial stoloniferous Old World thistle ( Circium heterophyllum ) with lanceolate finely toothed basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish purple florets":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021022",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a card or combination of cards that is or can be melded in a card game":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1887, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"German melden to announce, from Old High German meld\u014dn ; akin to Old English meldian to announce, Lithuanian malda prayer":"Verb and Noun",
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"\u02c8meld"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211810",
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"verb"
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"examples":[
"a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The two individuals being charged, Krasner\u2019s office said, were involved in nonfatal shootings during the melee . \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"Zachary Robinson, 27, of St. Paul, and Desean Solomon, 30, of Richfield, were charged with riot in connection with the melee . \u2014 Paul Walsh, Star Tribune , 23 Sep. 2020",
"Pescatore said Townes and Jackson were passing each other on the same side of South Street when words were exchanged, setting off a melee . \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
"Students threw desks and chairs and a staff member was pushed into a locker in a melee that broke out Tuesday at a school in Charles County, Md., authorities said. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The funeral in Jerusalem for Shireen Abu Akleh began with a violent melee Friday when Israeli security forces shoved and assaulted the people carrying her wooden casket to a church in the Old City. \u2014 David S. Cloud, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Ahn was already bleeding when William E. Aho, now 38, got tangled up in the melee and tried to get Ahn out of the area, Lowe said. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"When police arrived on the scene, officers found that over 50 people were involved in the melee and seven men had been stabbed. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 15 May 2022",
"Some 400 pilgrims died in the melee , most from suffocation or trampling. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022"
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"circa 1648, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French m\u00eal\u00e9e , from Old French meslee , from mesler to mix \u2014 more at meddle":""
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02ccl\u0101",
"m\u0101-\u02c8l\u0101"
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"affray",
"brawl",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"rough-and-tumble",
"row",
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"ruction"
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"worsen"
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"regulations intended to meliorate the working conditions of migrant farm laborers"
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"1542, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Late Latin melioratus , past participle of meliorare , from Latin melior better; akin to Latin multus much, Greek mala very":""
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"\u02c8m\u0113l-y\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8m\u0113-l\u0113-\u0259-"
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"ameliorate",
"amend",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192430",
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"verb"
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": an entomologist specializing in the study of bees":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"melittology study of bees (from Greek melitta, melissa bee + English -o- + -logy ) + -ist":""
": the Jewish quarter of a northern African city or town especially in Morocco \u2014 compare medina":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
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"\u02c8mel\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013037",
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": melee sense 1":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English melle , from Middle French meslee, medlee, melee mixture, quarrel, fight":""
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"\u02c8me(\u02cc)l\u0101",
"\u02c8mel\u0113",
"me\u02c8l\u0101",
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": resembling or containing honey":[]
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"Latin melleus , from mell- + -eus -eous":""
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"\u02c8mel\u0113\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening and alteration":""
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"\u02c8mel\u0259(r)"
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": producing or yielding honey":[]
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"Latin mellifer (from mell- + -fer -ferous) + English -ous":""
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"antonyms":[
"unlyrical"
],
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"the seamless editing gives the lushly romantic film a very mellifluent feel"
],
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"1601, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Late Latin mellifluent-, mellifluens , from Latin mell-, mel + fluent-, fluens , present participle of fluere":""
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"me-\u02c8li-fl\u0259-w\u0259nt"
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"musical"
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"antonyms":[
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]
},
"examples":[
"a rich, mellifluous voice that gets her a lot of work in radio and TV commercials",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The through line for these seemingly disparate selections is his buoyant and mellifluous voice, capable of roping any and all material into the realm of genuine romance. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Looney speaks in a mellifluous Texas drawl, wears bolo ties and cowboy boots and pilots his own plane to court hearings outside Houston. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Texan with a mellifluous voice honed as a radio announcer during his youth, Mr. Easley became a compelling presence in Washington\u2019s corridors of power. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Even the quad exhaust tips out back seem cut from the same metallic cloth, though the soundtrack blasted through the pipes is more mellifluous in tone than the G63's machine-gun rat-a-tat-tat. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
"In Love and Death, is uncharacteristically romantic in imagery and impressively mellifluous in execution. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"His countertenor voice and phrasing\u2014both mellifluous and frayed around the edges\u2014convey anguish and hope. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"In the first of two TV spots, a young man in a winter coat and scarf does a mellifluous , conversational rap about appreciating Connecticut. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Why had all his predecessors failed to formulate such an exquisite, indeed mellifluous name for a place of spiritual quest"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English mellyfluous , from Late Latin mellifluus , from Latin mell-, mel honey + fluere to flow; akin to Goth milith honey, Greek melit-, meli":""
},
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"me-\u02c8li-fl\u0259-w\u0259s",
"m\u0259-"
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"lyric",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a crystalline acid C 6 H 2 (COOH) 4 formed by oxidation of isodurene; 1,2,3,5-benzene-tetracarboxylic acid":[],
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": prehnitic acid sense b":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary mell ite + -o- + Greek phan- (stem of phainesthai to appear, passive of phainein to show) + International Scientific Vocabulary -ic":""
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"\u00a6mel\u0259\u00a6fanik-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113520",
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a valved brass instrument similar in form and range to the French horn":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s one of the most touching moments of the debut episode, the first of eight. Nehemiah, a mellophone player and aspiring leader, offers another of the show\u2019s strong personalities. \u2014 Candace Mcduffie, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Two somehow escape through the swirl of trumpets, mellophones and clarinets. \u2014 Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown , 11 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"mellow entry 1 + -phone":""
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": an electronic keyboard instrument programmed to produce the tape-recorded sounds usually of orchestral instruments":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rod Argent is the composer of most Zombie songs, and is quite a keyboardist, demonstrating his dexterity on the organ, piano, harpsichord, and mellotron . \u2014 Herbert W. Strupp, National Review , 5 Oct. 2019",
"There are flute-like mellotron keyboard sounds on that record that sound carefully wedded to Rae\u2019s voice. \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 2 July 2018"
],
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"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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"from Mellotron , a trademark":""
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"\u02c8me-l\u0259-\u02cctr\u00e4n"
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"type":[
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"unlyrical"
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"mellow background music"
],
": made gentle by age or experience":[
"She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she became mellow in her old age."
],
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],
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],
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"\u2014 often used with out"
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"After a few drinks we felt pretty mellow ."
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The painting captures the mellow light of a summer evening.",
"This wine is very mellow .",
"He was in a mellow mood.",
"She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she became mellower in her old age.",
"He's a very mellow guy.",
"After a couple of drinks we all started feeling pretty mellow .",
"Verb",
"She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she has mellowed in her old age.",
"The wine needs time to mellow .",
"She was a tough and demanding teacher, but old age has mellowed her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The linen frock\u2014which is also available in mellow yellow gingham and floral print\u2014is a breeze to slip into and serves as the ultimate solution on 85+ degree days when even denim shorts feel too heavy to put on. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 2 July 2022",
"Known for his long ginger dreadlocks, Hucknall walked out in a black cape over a colorful vest and made everyone rock along with his mellow R&B groove-funk. \u2014 Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"After mingling with friends, most guests simply sat on the lawn on the hot, humid evening and listened to the mellow music of composer Ramer. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"The lighting is mellow and, according to the designers, conducive. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"The grasshopper sundae, made with a mellow , fresh-mint chip ice cream, dense chocolate fudge, crunchy bits of homemade waffle cones and whipped cream, is thankfully available year round. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"Samba, as the story\u2019s emotional fulcrum and bookish Lothario, makes Camille both mellow and magnetic, someone whose sensitivity and openness to the many women passing through his life can be both vice and virtue. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"One\u2019s a marshmallow house; the other is a harsh/ mellow mouse. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
"This process produces a dish of tender meat and mellow flavors with a creamy, comforting sauce coating it all. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Adaptogenic mushrooms are also included for their stress-relieving capabilities, making these the ultimate treat to mellow your pooch out. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Doing it with your friends on a dedicated girls' trip without kids, spouses, and bosses looking over your shoulder is the perfect way to unwind, reconnect, mellow out and just get excited about life again. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
"Pickling the onion in the lime juice for a few minutes before mixing them both with the rest of the ingredients helps mellow the raw flavor and keep your guacamole fresher for longer. \u2014 Daniel Holzman And Matt Rodbard, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Consisting of seven pieces, all made from 100% organic cotton, expect romantic dresses, jumpsuits and blouses with scallops, frills and ruffles galore, in a nostalgic color palette of white, bon bon pink, and mellow yellow. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Roast radish leaves as well as radishes; while the radishes mellow and turn buttery-soft, the leaves turn crisp. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"What usually happens is that people who are not closely attached to a party tend to mellow on an ex-president first. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 2 Mar. 2022",
"That put her in the crosshairs of criticism from other leaders, including King and SNCC chairman John Lewis, who tried to convince her to be more accommodating and less confrontational, but Richardson refused to back down or mellow out. \u2014 Janelle Harris Dixon, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Feb. 2022",
"While bouldering is scant, big-wall climbers will find plenty of stoke on Zion Canyon\u2019s sheer sandstone cliffs, especially when temperatures mellow out in the fall and spring. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 19 Dec. 2019"
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"1575, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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"Middle English melowe":"Adjective and Verb"
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"\u02c8me-l\u014d",
"\u02c8me-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
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"lyric",
"lyrical",
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"mellifluous",
"melodic",
"melodious",
"musical"
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"verb"
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": to become relaxed and calm":[
"She mellowed out as she grew older.",
"You're getting all upset over nothing. You need to mellow out ."
],
": to calm down":[
"She mellowed out as she grew older.",
"You're getting all upset over nothing. You need to mellow out ."
]
},
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": to become relaxed and calm":[
"She mellowed out as she grew older.",
"You're getting all upset over nothing. You need to mellow out ."
],
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"You're getting all upset over nothing. You need to mellow out ."
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": mellow , soft":[]
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"Middle English melowy , from melwe, meluwe + -y":""
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"|i",
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"\u02c8mel\u0259w|\u0113"
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": a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic whole":[
"a hummable melody",
"the piper's fingers play the melody on a pipe called a chanter",
"\u2014 Pat Cahill"
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": a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds":[
"whilst all the winds with melody are ringing",
"\u2014 P. B. Shelley"
]
},
"examples":[
"He wrote a piece that includes some beautiful melodies .",
"a composer known for his love of melody",
"He sang a few old-fashioned melodies .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Sometimes, Forever, every languid lyric and opaque melody feels strategically placed with care and concern. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 1 July 2022",
"Bryan has a Garth Brooks-type ability to turn a simple relatable rhyme and singable melody into gold, down to earth and poetic. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
"Also woven into the remix are parts of Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein\u2019s original Stranger Things score, namely the instantly recognizable ascending synth melody repetition. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"Based on a game McCartney played as a child, the chant-along chorus is infectious on its own, but the rest of the song is indicative of a genius of melody whose touch remained deft 60 years into a career. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"One hears the echoes of Schubert\u2019s Ninth Symphony, which Schumann admired, and here, as in Schubert, Schumann\u2019s musical surface is almost entirely melody -driven. \u2014 Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Comedy, like music, has two copyrights: one in the composition (the words or melody ) and one in the recording (often owned by record labels). \u2014 Mitra Ahouraian, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"But the Ohio Supreme court saw otherwise the majority opinion was melody Stewart, Maureen O\u2019Connor, Jennifer Bruner, and Michael Donnelley in their, in their writeup. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"While their 2020 debut positioned the seven-piece as their era\u2019s elite revivalists of talky post-punk, the second album took a gentle turn toward melody . \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English melodie , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin melodia , from Greek mel\u014didia chanting, music, from melos limb, musical phrase, song (probably akin to Breton mell joint) + aeidein to sing \u2014 more at ode":""
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"\u02c8me-l\u0259-d\u0113"
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"air",
"lay",
"song",
"strain",
"tune",
"warble"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
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": of, relating to, or producing melody":[]
},
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"preferred the melodious sounds of the woodlands to anything produced in a concert hall",
"a particularly melodious ringtone that was instantly recognizable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The eternally-loved bergamot produces a melodious harmony with ban timmur, a pepper found in the Nepalese mountains and known for its irreplaceable spicy smell. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The music is a melodious mixed bag, with a frothy high school dance number, sweet duets and moving commentary on the educational rat race. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Standing at the edge, the three clergymen intoned a dirge, in a low, melodious chant. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Giveon\u2019s baritone vocals set the tone for the melodious R&B track and getting the audience members on their feet. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The changes sound minor, but the W-16 is now more melodious . \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
"With their distinct sound, melodious voices, and rap chemistry, el duo de la historia dropped a song for those who move on too quickly from a past relationship. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
"There was no beauty, no grace, or for that matter no melodious music. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The coming generations will remember her as a stalwart of Indian culture, whose melodious voice had an unparalleled ability to mesmerise people. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 5 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"m\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-d\u0113-\u0259s"
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"lyric",
"lyrical",
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"undramatic"
],
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": appealing to the emotions : sensational":[
"the fund-raiser's desperate, melodramatic appeal for more donations"
],
": of, relating to, or characteristic of melodrama":[
"a luridly melodramatic script"
]
},
"examples":[
"Oh, quit being so melodramatic !",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The house lights dimmed and a sort of political trailer played, set to melodramatic music. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"The ending depends on a perverse kind of deus ex machina that some readers will consider too melodramatic . \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Argento's work has always incorporated the melodramatic sweep and heightened emotion of opera. \u2014 Katie Rife, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"But many critics have called out her tearless sobbing and melodramatic tone as inauthentic. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 12 May 2022",
"With everyone subdued, Schneider and Schultz at least have a genuine love story to play out, and Jennifer Smith and Kevin Ligon give an old-school melodramatic musical comedy tone. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"That subplot is almost one too many, but the film\u2019s melancholy undercurrents, and its keen-eyed observation of the solitude of all four principals, makes the more melodramatic strands both involving and affecting. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The screenplay is thoughtful and nuanced, and Epps\u2019s performance anchors the narrative with a solid, unfussy portrayal of ethical indecision, even if the third act detours into more melodramatic territory. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Cleage\u2019s dilatory method, unfortunately, nudges her to find melodramatic solutions to the stasis. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02ccme-l\u0259-dr\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for melodramatic dramatic , theatrical , histrionic , melodramatic mean having a character or an effect like that of acted plays. dramatic applies to situations in life and literature that stir the imagination and emotions deeply. a dramatic meeting of world leaders theatrical implies a crude appeal through artificiality or exaggeration in gesture or vocal expression. a theatrical oration histrionic applies to tones, gestures, and motions and suggests a deliberate affectation or staginess. a histrionic show of grief melodramatic suggests an exaggerated emotionalism or an inappropriate theatricalism. made a melodramatic plea",
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"dramatic",
"hammy",
"histrionic",
"stagy",
"stagey",
"theatrical",
"theatric"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084015",
"type":[
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"adverb"
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": a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic whole":[
"a hummable melody",
"the piper's fingers play the melody on a pipe called a chanter",
"\u2014 Pat Cahill"
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": a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds":[
"whilst all the winds with melody are ringing",
"\u2014 P. B. Shelley"
]
},
"examples":[
"He wrote a piece that includes some beautiful melodies .",
"a composer known for his love of melody",
"He sang a few old-fashioned melodies .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Sometimes, Forever, every languid lyric and opaque melody feels strategically placed with care and concern. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 1 July 2022",
"Bryan has a Garth Brooks-type ability to turn a simple relatable rhyme and singable melody into gold, down to earth and poetic. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
"Also woven into the remix are parts of Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein\u2019s original Stranger Things score, namely the instantly recognizable ascending synth melody repetition. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"Based on a game McCartney played as a child, the chant-along chorus is infectious on its own, but the rest of the song is indicative of a genius of melody whose touch remained deft 60 years into a career. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"One hears the echoes of Schubert\u2019s Ninth Symphony, which Schumann admired, and here, as in Schubert, Schumann\u2019s musical surface is almost entirely melody -driven. \u2014 Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Comedy, like music, has two copyrights: one in the composition (the words or melody ) and one in the recording (often owned by record labels). \u2014 Mitra Ahouraian, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"But the Ohio Supreme court saw otherwise the majority opinion was melody Stewart, Maureen O\u2019Connor, Jennifer Bruner, and Michael Donnelley in their, in their writeup. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"While their 2020 debut positioned the seven-piece as their era\u2019s elite revivalists of talky post-punk, the second album took a gentle turn toward melody . \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English melodie , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin melodia , from Greek mel\u014didia chanting, music, from melos limb, musical phrase, song (probably akin to Breton mell joint) + aeidein to sing \u2014 more at ode":""
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"\u02c8me-l\u0259-d\u0113"
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"lay",
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"tune",
"warble"
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],
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": to cause to disappear or disperse":[],
": to disappear as if by dissolving":[
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": to lose outline or distinctness : blend":[],
": to make tender or gentle : soften":[],
": to reduce from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The butter melted in the frying pan.",
"The snow is finally melting .",
"She melted butter in the frying pan.",
"a tablespoon of melted butter",
"Their determination melted in the face of opposition.",
"She melted at his kindly words.",
"Her heart melted with compassion."
],
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"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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"Middle English milte , from Old English; akin to Old High German miltzi spleen":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English meltan ; akin to Old Norse melta to digest, Greek meldein to melt \u2014 more at mollify":"Verb"
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"dematerialize",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evanesce",
"evaporate",
"fade",
"flee",
"fly",
"sink",
"vanish"
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"noun",
"verb"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"as in give out , fade (away)"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to taste delicious and feel soft or become soft when put in one's mouth":[
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"The fish practically melts in your mouth ."
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},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to fill someone with compassion, sympathy, etc.":[
"It would have melted your heart to see her lying in that hospital bed.",
"A warm smile melts the heart [=causes someone to feel affection] ."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182638",
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"antonyms":[],
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": a place where a variety of peoples, cultures, or individuals assimilate into a cohesive whole":[],
": a process of blending that often results in invigoration or novelty":[],
": the population of such a place":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the late, great Jonathan Gold pointed out, L.A is the anti- melting pot . \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Many other artists in the show were immigrants, too: German, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Japanese, Chinese, and British (does Canadian count",
"Hip-hop aficionados meet foodie culture in this melting pot phenomenon, spawning a devoted following for international flavors such as magic masala, pickled fish and even beer. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
"And for an especially wide variety of cuisines, there's Tel Aviv, a melting pot of immigrants from dozens of countries. \u2014 Jane Levere, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"The melting pot of Perry\u2019s personality, pass-rushing skills and more than eight thousand Instagram followers put a monetary value on his prospect status. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 27 May 2022",
"The thaumaturgic melting pot burbled away in Alexandria until the city fell to Muslim armies in 641 ad. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a melting pot of attendees who go for the food and leave with new friendships. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Global workplaces are a melting pot of cultures, work styles and professional backgrounds. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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": a heavy smooth woolen fabric with short nap":[]
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"circa 1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Melton Mowbray, town in England":""
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"\u02c8mel-t\u1d4an"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200224",
"type":[
"noun"
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"melanocyte-stimulating hormone":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of several vertebrate hormones of the pituitary gland that darken the skin by stimulating melanin dispersion in pigment-containing cells":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During pregnancy, there even appear to be higher levels of what\u2019s known as melanocyte-stimulating hormone . \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 27 Aug. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a thermosetting resin made from melamine and an aldehyde and used especially in molded or laminated products, adhesives, and coatings":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Made with bamboo fiber and melamine resin , the boxes are dishwasher safe, though not microwave safe. \u2014 Madison Flager, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 2 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194908"
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"Nearly nobody was prosecuted for the 2008 financial crisis that caused a worldwide economic meltdown and a multi-year recession that cost the U.S. nearly nine million jobs. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"Prices will be lower, and there\u2019s less chance of experiencing a service meltdown . \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Instead, after a stunning meltdown , the Beavers are one loss away from an early exit. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
"Friday\u2019s meltdown marks the largest lead the Sox have blown since last September 6 against the Rays. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Temperatures in the reactor would not be hot enough to cause a meltdown , and the amount of waste the company would remove every 20 years would be about the size of a refrigerator. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
"Crypto trader, Chantal Justine, believes those rushing to buy the dip are only motivated by the get-rich-quick mentality and a future price meltdown is inevitable. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 17 May 2022",
"To prevent a new meltdown from causing a second Great Depression, the Fed extended trillions of dollars of loans to financial companies and foreign central banks. \u2014 Lev Menand, Time , 4 May 2022",
"The Yankees won for the fourth time in five games and got their second walk-off win following a rare bullpen meltdown . \u2014 Larry Fleisher, ajc , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 John Hole",
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"\u2014 Claudia Kalb",
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"\u2014 Claudia Kalb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Melanin is produced by cells called melanocytes , which live in the base layer of our epidermis (the outermost layer of our skin). \u2014 Rebecca Dancer, Allure , 13 Mar. 2020",
"The differentiated melanocytes in the hair bulb continued to pump out color. \u2014 Popular Science , 27 Jan. 2020",
"In each follicle of human hair are melanocyte stem cells (MeSCs), which differentiate into specialized cells called melanocytes . \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Melanoma is a type of cancer that starts in melanocytes , or pigment-producing cells in the skin. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 6 Nov. 2019",
"Error 0: Melanoma comes from melanocytes , which are the skin cells that make melanin pigment (that produces skin color), Boulos said. \u2014 Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Skin color is determined by concentration of cells called melanocytes . \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Ultraviolet light prompts melanocytes to churn out more melanin, which is why your melasma may get worse in the summer and better in the winter. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 27 Aug. 2018",
"Melanosomes move from the melanocytes to different cells, like the epidermis, and deposit the pigments that give us the color of our skin, hair, and eyes. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 20 Aug. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is so any residual redness or purple colors have totally dissipated and disappeared altogether, leaving the area with a disruption in the melanin production. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 25 May 2022",
"From kitchen chemists to beauty industry insiders, meet the business owners who used their passion (and personal experiences) to create products that celebrate our melanin from the inside out! \u2014 Essence , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Similarly, people of color shouldn\u2019t assume that their melanin alone qualifies them. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
"For men with melanin , Buttah Skin\u2019s customizable skincare kit is specifically formulated for all skin types on the darker range of the Fitzpatrick scale. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
"And by blocking enzymes involved in melanin production, niacinamide fights off hyperpigmentation as well as improves skin tone and texture while minimizing the appearance of pores. \u2014 Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s because there\u2019s more melanin (pigment) in darker skin which can help protect against some UV damage. \u2014 Mara Santilli, SELF , 25 May 2022",
"Its primary product is tinted sunscreen intentionally created for those with higher amounts of melanin in their skin. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 3 May 2022",
"No one's melanin is enough to protect them from the sun's rays. \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"Greek melan-, stem of m\u00e9l\u0101s \"black, dark\" + -in entry 1 , after Italian melaina \u2014 more at melano-":""
"For skin lightening to work, melanogenesis \u2014the process to synthesize melanin\u2014must be inhibited. \u2014 Kang-chun Cheng, Quartz , 11 Aug. 2021"
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"\u2014 Paul Schindler"
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"And in 2019, my dermatologist discovered a small mole on my leg in the early stages of melanoma . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"About 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, and 197,700 new cases of melanoma , the deadliest form of skin cancer, are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. \u2014 cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"Regular reapplication can help to reduce your risk of melanoma and other skin cancers. \u2014 Mara Santilli, SELF , 25 May 2022",
"People who received a worse cancer prognosis\u2014which is more typical of stomach and pancreatic cancers\u2014experienced higher rates of suicide compared to people with a better cancer prognosis, with cancers like melanoma or prostate cancer. \u2014 Julia Ries, Health.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, the partners started a large Phase 3 trial, the last phase of testing needed for regulatory approval, testing a combination of bempeg and Bristol\u2019s blockbuster immunotherapy Opdivo to treat melanoma . \u2014 Joseph Walker, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"The major cancer risk in people with a history of dysplastic moles is the cancer melanoma . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Valenta is now looking for medical professionals who would be willing to volunteer their expertise doing skin screenings for melanoma . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"His partner, Patti Massey, said he had been treated for melanoma . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"melan osis \"abnormal deposition of melanin in tissue\" (from Greek melan-, stem of m\u00e9l\u0101s \"black, dark\" + -osis , after French m\u00e9lanose ) + -otic entry 1 \u2014 more at melano-":""
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"\u2014 Claudia Kalb",
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"\u2014 Claudia Kalb",
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"Melanin is produced by cells called melanocytes , which live in the base layer of our epidermis (the outermost layer of our skin). \u2014 Rebecca Dancer, Allure , 13 Mar. 2020",
"The differentiated melanocytes in the hair bulb continued to pump out color. \u2014 Popular Science , 27 Jan. 2020",
"In each follicle of human hair are melanocyte stem cells (MeSCs), which differentiate into specialized cells called melanocytes . \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Melanoma is a type of cancer that starts in melanocytes , or pigment-producing cells in the skin. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 6 Nov. 2019",
"Error 0: Melanoma comes from melanocytes , which are the skin cells that make melanin pigment (that produces skin color), Boulos said. \u2014 Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Skin color is determined by concentration of cells called melanocytes . \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Ultraviolet light prompts melanocytes to churn out more melanin, which is why your melasma may get worse in the summer and better in the winter. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 27 Aug. 2018",
"Melanosomes move from the melanocytes to different cells, like the epidermis, and deposit the pigments that give us the color of our skin, hair, and eyes. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 20 Aug. 2019"
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": a cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte or melanophore":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8la-n\u0259-\u02ccblast",
"m\u0259-\u02c8lan-\u0259-\u02ccblast",
"\u02c8me-l\u0259-n\u014d-",
"\u02c8mel-\u0259-n\u014d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Normally, a specific group of cells in developing chickens\u2019 systems use EDN3 to guide the migration of color-creating melanoblasts , but in hyperpigmented breeds, almost all of the chickens\u2019 cells express EDN3. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 20 Sep. 2019",
"And when a normal chicken is developing, certain cells, like those in the skin and feather follicles, express EDN3, which triggers the migration of melanoblasts , or the cells that go on to create color. \u2014 Jason Bittel, National Geographic , 16 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Melanoblast, from melano- melano- + -blast -blast":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224446"
},
"Melchior":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Lebrecht Hommel 1890\u20131973 American (Danish-born) tenor":[
"Lau*ritz \\ \u02c8lau\u0307-\u200br\u0259ts \\"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mel-k\u0113-\u02cc\u022fr"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230854"
},
"melting point":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the temperature at which a solid melts":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mel-ti\u014b-\u02cc"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fahrenheit, hotter than the melting point of glass and aluminum. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Here, ocean water well above the melting point is eroding the base of the ice, erasing it as an ice cube would disappear bobbing in a glass of water. \u2014 Ted Scambos, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
"Dramatic changes will increase once this melting point between frozen and liquid is hit. \u2014 Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
"In addition to the melting point , there\u2019s a least one more major difference in how fat and shortening perform during creaming. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Pick a cheese that\u2019s going to be high in moisture with a low melting point , such as medium or sharp cheddar, Gruy\u00e8re or Fontina cheese. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The tricky part, naturally, is heating aluminum beyond its 660\u00b0C (1220\u00b0F) melting point in the field and pouring it into an ant nest without hurting yourself. \u2014 Greg Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Bread cheese is usually served warm (more on this later) and has a high melting point , which turns the texture more silky-smooth while still holding its shape. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 Oct. 2021",
"In addition, the surfaces of the pottery and meltglass are speckled with tiny melted metallic grains, including iridium with a melting point of 4,435 F (2,466 C), platinum that melts at 3,215 F (1,768 C) and zirconium silicate at 2,800 F (1,540 C). \u2014 Christopher R. Moore, The Conversation , 20 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232244"
},
"melanized soil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a soil (as that of a mesophytic forest) that is darkened by incorporated humus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011100"
},
"melanotekite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a black or dark gray mineral Pb 2 Fe 2 Si 2 O 9 that is a lead iron silicate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u014d\u02c8t\u0113\u02cck\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Swedish melanotekit , from melan- + Greek t\u0113kein to melt + Swedish -it -ite; from its fusing to a black glass":""
