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meles

meles is the plural of mele.

Meaning of mele

Noun

mele (plural mele or meles)

  1. A chant in Polynesia, especially Hawaii, typically in praise of a leader or to commemorate some significant event.
    • Lili‘u set to work assisting Fornander by translating mele and legends for him.2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 49

Questions about meles

What is meles the plural of?
Meles is the plural of mele.

Words near meles in the dictionary

  1. melengket
  2. melengkets
  3. melenite
  4. Melero
  5. Meleros
  6. meles
  7. Melesina
  8. Melesio
  9. Melesios
  10. Melete
  11. Meletian

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