Standard Lemma guide

molle

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

flat; lowered by a semitone

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • B molle
  • F molle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, initialism

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pepper tree, Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus molle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tree

History

Etymology

See moll.

Borrowed from French Molle.