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[mey-ley, mey-ley, mel-ey] 
–noun
| 1. | a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people. |
| 2. | confusion; turmoil; jumble: the melee of Christmas shopping. |
me⋅lee
2 [mey-ley, mey-ley] –noun
| a group of diamonds, each weighing less than 0.25 carat. |
Origin:
1910–15; orig. uncert.
1910–15; orig. uncert.
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| me·lee (mā'lā', mā-lā') n.
[French mêlée, from Old French meslee, past participle of mesler, to mix; see meddle.] |
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melee
1648, from Fr. mêlée, from O.Fr. meslee "confused fight, mixture," from fem. pp. of mesler "to mix, mingle" (see meddle). See also medley.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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