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melchior

Mel·chior
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mel-kyawr, -kee-awr]
    • /ˈmɛl kyɔr, -kiˌɔr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mel-kyawr, -kee-awr]
    • /ˈmɛl kyɔr, -kiˌɔr/

Definitions of melchior word

  • noun melchior one of the three Magi. 1
  • noun melchior Lauritz (Lebrecht Hommel) [lou-rits,, lawr-its;; Danish lou-rits lib-rekht hom-el] /ˈlaʊ rɪts,, ˈlɔr ɪts;; Danish ˈlaʊ rɪts ˈlɪb rɛxt ˈhɒm ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1973, U.S. operatic tenor, born in Denmark. 1
  • noun melchior (in Christian tradition) one of the Magi, the others being Balthazar and Caspar 0
  • noun melchior Lauritz (ˈlaʊrɪts). 1890–1973, US operatic tenor, born in Denmark 0
  • noun melchior ˈLauritz (Lebrecht Hommel) (ˈlaʊrɪts ) ; louˈrits) 1890-1973; U.S. tenor, born in Denmark 0
  • noun melchior A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles. 0

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Parts of speech for Melchior

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melchior popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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