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melpomenish

melpomenish adjective: tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.

Adjective

melpomenish (comparative more melpomenish, superlative most melpomenish)

  1. Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.

Forms of melpomenish

comparativemore melpomenish
superlativemost melpomenish

Origin of melpomenish

From Μελπομένη (Melpomene), the Greek Muse of tragedy, + -ish.

Questions about melpomenish

What does melpomenish mean?
Melpomenish means tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
What part of speech is melpomenish?
Melpomenish is an adjective.

Words near melpomenish in the dictionary

  1. melphalin
  2. melphidippid
  3. melphidippids
  4. Melpomene
  5. Melpomenean
  6. melpomenish
  7. Melqart
  8. melrose
  9. Melrose Park
  10. Melroses
  11. mels

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