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Melchior

/ˈmɛl.ki.ɔː(ɹ)/

Melchior proper noun: one of the Magi according to medieval Christian legend.

Proper noun

Melchior

  1. One of the Magi according to medieval Christian legend.
  2. (rather rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
    • So twin boys, our fathers, were born in the USA. Melchior and Peregrine. What names, eh? What delusions of grandeur went into the naming of them? If you shorten them to 'Mel' and 'Perry', they've got a democratically twentieth-century and transatlantic ring to them.1991, Angela Carter, Wise Children, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 16

Noun

Melchior (plural Melchiors)

  1. A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles.
    Synonyms:
    Solomon

Synonyms of Melchior

Forms of Melchior

pluralMelchiors

Origin of Melchior

From Latin Melchior, from Hebrew מלכיאור (“king of light”), from מלך (“king”) + אור (“light”).

Questions about Melchior

What does Melchior mean?
Melchior means one of the Magi according to medieval Christian legend.
What part of speech is Melchior?
Melchior can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Melchior?
Melchior is pronounced /ˈmɛl.ki.ɔː(ɹ)/.

Words near Melchior in the dictionary

  1. Melcher
  2. Melcher-Dallas
  3. Melchers
  4. Melchert
  5. Melcherts
  6. Melchior
  7. Melchiors
  8. Melchite
  9. Melchites
  10. Melchitic
  11. Melchizedek

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