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Melville
[
mel
-vil
]
Mel·ville
/
ˈmɛl
vɪl
/
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[
mel
-vil
]
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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 1133 sq. mi. (2935 sq. km).
3.
a male given
name
.
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Mel·vil·le·an,
adjective, noun
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Melville
(ˈmɛlvɪl)
—
n
Herman.
1819--91, US novelist and short-story writer. Among his works,
Moby Dick
(1851) and
Billy Budd
(written 1891, published 1924) are outstanding
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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