Melville

Melville
Melvillean, adj., n.
/mel"vil/, n.
1. Herman, 1819-91, U.S. novelist.
2. Lake, a saltwater lake on the E coast of Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow inlet: the mouth of the Churchill River is at its W end. ab. 1133 sq. mi. (2935 sq. km).
3. a male given name.

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(as used in expressions)
Dewey Melville Louis Kossuth
Fuller Melville Weston
Melville Herman
Melville Sound

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