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Melville1 definition

Mel·ville (mel′vil)

noun

a masculine name: var. Melvil

Etymology: after the surname (orig. place name)

Melville2 definition

Mel·ville (mel′vil)

Melville, Herman 1819-91; U.S. novelist
Melville3 definition

Mel·ville (mel′vil)

  1. island of Canada in the Arctic Ocean, north of Victoria Island: 16,274 sq mi (42,149 sq km)
  2. island of Australia, off the N coast: 2,240 sq mi (5,802 sq km)

Etymology: after R. Saunders, Viscount Melville (1771-1851), First Lord of the Admiralty

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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