melee

  • 31melee — me·lee || meleɪ n. brawl, hand fight; stormy discussion; confusion, bustlen. (from French) brawl, hand fight; stormy discussion; confusion, bustlen. (French) brawl, hand fight; stormy discussion; confusion, bustle; struggling crowd …

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  • 32melee — [ mɛleɪ] noun a confused crowd or scuffle. Origin C17: from Fr. mêlée, from an OFr. var. of meslee (see medley) …

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  • 33melée — noun (usually singular) a situation in which people rush around in a confused way: Richard was thrown from his horse in the melée …

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  • 34Mêlée — A group combat or ‘free for all’ where teams or groups of individuals met in the field. A mêlée can describe any group combat. When applied to tournaments, it takes on the connotation of a group encounter where generally two groups competed… …

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  • 35melee — noun people were trampled in the melee Syn: fracas, disturbance, rumpus, tumult, commotion, ruckus, disorder, fray; brawl, fight, scuffle, struggle, skirmish, scrimmage, free for all, tussle; informal scrap, set to, ruction …

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  • 36melee — me•lee or mê•lée [[t]ˈmeɪ leɪ, meɪˈleɪ, ˈmɛl eɪ[/t]] n. 1) a confused hand to hand fight or struggle among several people 2) a state of tumultuous confusion • Etymology: 1640–50; < F mêlée. See medley …

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  • 37Melee (disambiguation) — Melee (Anglicized form) or mêlée (original French spelling) may refer to: Melee, disorganized hand to hand combat involving a group of fighters Melée, small cut gem diamonds Guernsey Gache Melee Melee (album), the first full length album by… …

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  • 38Mêlée (Self-Titled)(EP) — Mêlée (Self Titled) EP Single by Mêlée from the album Mêlée (Self Titled) Released 2002 Genre Pop rock Lab …

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  • 39Mêlée (band) — Mêlée Origin Orange County, California, United States Genres Emo, pop punk, indie rock, power pop, alternative rock Years active 2000–present …

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  • 40Mêlée (Pétanque) — Mêlée (fr.) bedeutet das Getümmel, das Handgemenge oder gemischt. In der Boule Sportart Pétanque werden Mêlée als auch Mischen für das Zusammenstellen von Formationen benutzt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Turniersport 1.1 Formé / Mêlée 1.2 …

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