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melton

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈmɛltən/
  • UK: /ˈmɛlt(ə)n/
  • rhymes with -ɛltən
  • CMU ARPABET: M EH1 L T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

The Borough of Melton, a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Melton Mowbray.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 2

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2850).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A habitational surname from Old English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

name

Meaning 4

A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Old English middel (“middle”) + tūn (“enclosure”). Compare Middleton and Milton.

From Melton Mowbray, where this material was made.

Real reading context

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