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Latest revision as of 03:00, 3 October 2013 English[edit] Alternative forms[edit] Etymology[edit] Borrowed from French mêlée, from Old French meslee, feminine past participle of mesler ("to mix"), derived from Latin misceō ("mix"). Pronunciation[edit] melee (plural melees) - Hand-to-hand combat; mano a mano.
- A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range, extending even to disorganized crowds of people or traffic jams, using no ammunition.
- A noisy or heated fight, argument or scrap
- 2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, "Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea", BBC:
- The ball did not appear to cross the line, a view supported by television replays as Blues captain John Terry also joined the melee, but referee Atkinson awarded the goal - to the obvious anger of Spurs and their management team.
Translations[edit] Hand-to-hand combat. Mano-à-mano A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range melee (third-person singular simple present melees, present participle meleeing, simple past and past participle meleed) - (video games, slang) to physically hit, as opposed to shooting or blowing up.
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