melée

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melée

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Borrowed from French mêlée.

noun melées

countable, rare, uncountable Rare spelling of melee The French frigates did not provide much support to the fleet during the melée, unlike their British counterparts.

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noun melee

Español	melée, melé

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"melée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mel%C3%A9e. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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melée. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mel%C3%A9e

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"melée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mel%C3%A9e.

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@misc{mele_e_2026,
  title = {melée},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mel%C3%A9e},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}