mélange

[ mey-lahnzh, -lahnj ]

/ meɪˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑndʒ /

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noun, plural mé·langes [mey-lahnzh, -lahn-jiz]. /meɪˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑn dʒɪz/.

a mixture; medley.

Origin of mélange

1645–55; <French; Old French meslance, equivalent to mesl(er) to mix (see meddle) + -ance noun suffix ≪ Germanic -ingō-ing¹

Words nearby mélange

Melanchthon, melanedema, Melanesia, Melanesian, Melanesian Pidgin English, mélange, melanic, Melanie, melaniferous, melanin, Melanion

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Example sentences from the Web for mélange

Melange, get into the carriage and examine the contents of the sword-case and all the little private recesses.
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago|E. V. Lucas
This father seems to have made a sort of melange of some of the Pentateuchal ordinances.
When Were Our Gospels Written?|Charles Bradlaugh
The volumes are a melange of characters, anecdotes, and reflections.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCLXXVI. February, 1847. Vol. LXI.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mélange

melange

mlange

/ (meɪˈlɑːnʒ) /

noun

a mixture; confusion

geology a totally disordered mixture of rocks of different shapes, sizes, ages, and origins

Word Origin for melange

C17: from French mêler to mix. See medley

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Scientific definitions for mélange

mélange

[ mā-läɴzh′ ]

A metamorphic rock formation created from materials scraped off the top of a downward moving tectonic plate in a subduction zone. Mélanges occur where plates of oceanic crust subduct beneath plates of continental crust, as along the western coast of South America. They consist of intensely deformed marine sediments and ocean-floor basalts and are characterized by the lack of regular strata, the inclusion of fragments and blocks of various rock types, and the presence of minerals that form only under high pressure and low temperature conditions.

单词	mélange
释义	mélange [ mey-lahnzh, -lahnj ] / meɪˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑndʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mélange ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural mé·langes [mey-lahnzh, -lahn-jiz]. /meɪˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑn dʒɪz/. a mixture; medley. Origin of mélange 1645–55; <French; Old French meslance, equivalent to mesl(er) to mix (see meddle) + -ance noun suffix ≪ Germanic -ingō-ing¹ Words nearby mélange Melanchthon, melanedema, Melanesia, Melanesian, Melanesian Pidgin English, mélange, melanic, Melanie, melaniferous, melanin, Melanion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mélange Melange, get into the carriage and examine the contents of the sword-case and all the little private recesses. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago\|E. V. Lucas This father seems to have made a sort of melange of some of the Pentateuchal ordinances. When Were Our Gospels Written?\|Charles Bradlaugh The volumes are a melange of characters, anecdotes, and reflections. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCLXXVI. February, 1847. Vol. LXI.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for mélange melange mlange / (meɪˈlɑːnʒ) / noun a mixture; confusion geology a totally disordered mixture of rocks of different shapes, sizes, ages, and origins Word Origin for melange C17: from French mêler to mix. See medley Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mélange hodgepodge, jumble, medley, miscellany, assortment, confusion, farrago, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, pastiche, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, stew, combo, gallimaufry, pasticcio, soup Scientific definitions for mélange mélange [ mā-läɴzh′ ] A metamorphic rock formation created from materials scraped off the top of a downward moving tectonic plate in a subduction zone. Mélanges occur where plates of oceanic crust subduct beneath plates of continental crust, as along the western coast of South America. They consist of intensely deformed marine sediments and ocean-floor basalts and are characterized by the lack of regular strata, the inclusion of fragments and blocks of various rock types, and the presence of minerals that form only under high pressure and low temperature conditions. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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mélange

noun, plural mé·langes [mey-lahnzh, -lahn-jiz]. /meɪˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑn dʒɪz/.

Origin of mélange

Words nearby mélange

Example sentences from the Web for mélange

British Dictionary definitions for mélange

mlange

noun

Word Origin for melange

Words related to mélange

Scientific definitions for mélange