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me•lee

Pronunciation: (mā'lā, mā-lā', mel'ā), [key]
—n.
1. a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
2. confusion; turmoil; jumble: the melee of Christmas shopping. Also,mê'lée.

me•lee

Pronunciation: (mā'lā, mā-lā'), [key]
—n.
a group of diamonds, each weighing less than 0.25 carat.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Meleagrides

melena

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