Melange Definition
mālôōsh, mālônj; māläōsh, mālänj
melanges
noun
A mixture or medley.
Webster's New World
A metamorphic rock formation created from sediments and rocks scraped off the top of a downward-moving tectonic plate in a subduction zone.
American Heritage
Alternative form of melange.
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Noun
Singular:
melange
Plural:
melanges, mlangesOrigin of Melange
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From French mélange, from Middle French mélange, meslange, from Old French meslance, meslinges (“set of diverse elements"), derived from mescler (“to mingle, mix up") (modern French mêler), from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, from Latin misceō (“mix") + -inges, a suffix from Frankish *-ingo (“-ing"). More at mix, -ing.
From Wiktionary
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French from Old French meslance from mesler to mix meddle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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