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   Me·lee

   /ˈmālā/

   

   noun

   • 1. a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle: "several people were hurt in the melee"
   • ▪ a confused mass of people: "the melee of people that was always thronging the streets"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French mêlée, from an Old French variant of meslee (see medley).

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   Jul 4, 2011 · Melee is a noun that means a confused struggle, especially a hand-to-hand fight among several people. It comes from the French word mêlée, which means "to mix". See synonyms, examples, word history and more.

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   What does melee mean?

   • The meaning of MELEE is a confused struggle; especially : a hand-to-hand fight among several people. How to use melee in a sentence. Melee Has French Roots

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   What is a melee of things?

   • A melee is a noisy confusing fight between the people in a crowd. A policeman was killed and scores of people were injured in the melee. A melee of things is a large, confusing, disorganized group of them. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is a melee in French?

   • A melee ensues when groups become locked together in combat with no regard to group tactics or fighting as an organized unit; each participant fights as an individual. The French term is the feminine past participle of the verb mêler "to mix". Nominalized, it refers to any confused tangle or agitated scramble, in particular unordered combat.

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   What is a melee fight?

   • A melee is a noisy free-for-all or rowdy fight — a no holds barred, battle royal, if you will. It's what pro wrestlers engage in every night, and shoppers endure at the toy store every holiday season.

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   Melee definition: a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.. See examples of MELEE used in a sentence.

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   Melee is a noun that means a large noisy uncontrolled crowd, in which people are moving in different directions and sometimes fighting with each other. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of melee, and see examples and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Melee is a noun that means a large noisy uncontrolled crowd, or a fight involving a number of people. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

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   A melee is a noisy free-for-all or rowdy fight — a no holds barred, battle royal, if you will. It's what pro wrestlers engage in every night, and shoppers endure at the toy store every holiday season.

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   Melee is a noun that means a confused fight or struggle at close quarters, or a noisy riotous crowd. Find out the origin, pronunciation, and translations of melee in different languages.

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   A melee is a noisy, confusing fight or brawl among people or things. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, and usage of melee and its synonyms in British and American English.