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meller

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English

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Etymology

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A shortening of melodrama +‎ -er (Variety -er)

Noun

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meller (plural mellers)

  1. (entertainment industry) A melodrama.
    • 1952 November, Groff Conklin, Galaxy Science Fiction, page 122, column 1:
      It pulls together first-rate pseudo-science and high-grade detective meller of the Spillane school (but entirely clean) and the result is fine read-and-forget entertainment.

Latin

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Verb

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meller

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of mellō

Middle English

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Noun

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meller

  1. Alternative form of mylnere

Old French

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Verb

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meller

  1. Alternative form of mesler

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ell, *-ells, *-ellt are modified to el, eaus, eaut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.