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melees Definition


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melee
mêlée
noun melees, mêlées
    1. A riotous brawl involving large numbers of people.
      Thesaurus: fracas, fray, rumpus, scuffle, skirmish, brawl, fight, tussle.
    2. Any confused or muddled collection.
Etymology: 17c: French mêlée, from mêler to mix.



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