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melee
me·lee / ˈmāˌlā; māˈlā/ (also mê·lée) • n. a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle: several people were hurt in the melee. ∎ a confused mass of people: the melee of people that was always thronging the streets. |
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"melee." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "melee." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-melee.html "melee." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-melee.html |
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melee
melee ˈmāˌlā; māˈlā also mêlée n. a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle: several people were hurt in the melee.
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"melee." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "melee." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-melee.html "melee." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-melee.html |
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Mêlée
Mêléea lively contention or debate; a mixed fight between two parties; a skirmish. Examples: mêlée of battle, 1871. |
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"Mêlée." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mêlée." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300956.html "Mêlée." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300956.html |
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mêlée
mêlée irregular or confused fighting. XVII. — F. mêlée, earlier mellée MEDLEY.
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T. F. HOAD. "mêlée." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mêlée." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mle.html T. F. HOAD. "mêlée." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mle.html |
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melee
melee •ballet, Calais, chalet, Hallé, palais, pis aller
•matchplay • parlay
•cor anglais, franglais
•melee, pappardelle, Pelé
•endplay • Nestlé • airplay
•belay, relay
•replay • screenplay • Millais • inlay
•misplay • cantabile • roundelay
•teleplay • pipeclay • byplay • volet
•bobsleigh • foreplay • swordplay
•horseplay • outlay • paso doble
•stroke play • soufflé • bouclé
•gunplay • cabriolet • Rabelais
•underlay • Beaujolais • Charolais
•interplay • overlay • wordplay
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"melee." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "melee." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-melee.html "melee." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-melee.html |
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