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melo-

melo- prefix: music.

Prefix (1)

melo-

  1. Music.

Prefix (2)

melo-

  1. Cheek or jaw.

Origin of melo-

From French mélo-, from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb, musical phrase, melody, song, tune”).

From Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “cheek”).

Questions about melo-

What does melo- mean?
Melo- means music.
What part of speech is melo-?
Melo- is a prefix.

Words near melo- in the dictionary

  1. Melnykists
  2. Melnykite
  3. Melnykites
  4. Melnyks
  5. melo
  6. melo-
  7. melo-dramatic
  8. melobiose
  9. Meloche
  10. Meloches
  11. melocoton

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