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melrose

/mˈɛlɹˌoʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
mel-rose
IPA
/mˈɛlɹˌoʊz/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

honey of roses, a mixture formerly used in gargles and lotions

Uncountable

name

A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5434).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small town in South Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A rural community of the City of Devonport and Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in Canada:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in Canada:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic maol (“bare, barren”) + ros (“promontory, headland”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Melroses (plural)

Phrases

Melrose Park

Questions

How do you pronounce melrose?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛlɹˌoʊz/.
What does melrose mean?
honey of roses, a mixture formerly used in gargles and lotions
Where does melrose come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce melrose

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