mêlée

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See also: melee

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French mêlée.

Noun

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mêlée (plural mêlées)

  1. Alternative spelling of melee

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French meslee, older meslede, from the feminine past participle of early Medieval Latin misculō, derived from Latin misceō. By surface analysis, mêl- +‎ -ée.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɛ.le/ ~ /me.le/
  • Audio (France):(file)

Noun

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mêlée f (plural mêlées)

  1. fray, brawl, fight, melee (especially disorganized)
    la mêlée pour monter dans le trainthe squabble to get on the train
  2. (rugby) scrum

Descendants

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  • Catalan: melé
  • English: melee
  • Italian: mêlée
  • Portuguese: melê
  • Spanish: melé

Participle

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mêlée f sg

  1. feminine singular of mêlé

Derived terms

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