name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mellon
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɛlɒn/
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CMU ARPABET: M EH1 L AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Andrew Mellon, Andrew W. Mellon, Andrew William Mellon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: financier, moneyman, philanthropist, altruist
History
Etymology
* As a Northern Irish surname, from Ó Mealláin (“descendant of Meallán”), a name formed from a diminutive of meall (“pleasant”). * As an English surname, of Norman origin, from Meulan in Seine-et-Oise. * As a Dutch surname, named after a place name Millun bij Keulen.
An arbitrary formation. Compare -one.
Real reading context