melee
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See also mêlée
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Borrowed from French mêlée, from Old French meslee, feminine past participle of mesler (“to mix”), derived from Latin misceō (“mix”).
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melee (plural melees)
- Hand-to-hand combat; mano a mano.
- A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range, extending even to disorganized crowds of people or traffic jams, using no ammunition.
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Hand-to-hand combat. Mano-à-mano
A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range
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