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éԲ

[ mey-lahnzh, -lahnj ]

noun

plural éԲs
  1. a mixture; medley.


melange

/ ɪˈɑː /

noun

  1. a mixture; confusion
  2. geology a totally disordered mixture of rocks of different shapes, sizes, ages, and origins
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éԲ

/ -äԳ /

  1. A metamorphic rock formation created from materials scraped off the top of a downward moving tectonic plate in a subduction zone. Mélanges occur where plates of oceanic crust subduct beneath plates of continental crust, as along the western coast of South America. They consist of intensely deformed marine sediments and ocean-floor basalts and are characterized by the lack of regular strata, the inclusion of fragments and blocks of various rock types, and the presence of minerals that form only under high pressure and low temperature conditions.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of éԲ1

1645–55; < French; Old French meslance, equivalent to mesl ( er ) to mix ( meddle ) + -ance noun suffix ≪ Germanic -Բō -ing 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of éԲ1

C17: from French ê to mix. See medley
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The daughter of a Colombian mother and a Cuban father, Castillo is on a mission to amplify the Latin American diaspora in the U.K., primarily through her music: an elegant éԲ of balmy electronic textures and Latin American heritage sounds like salsa, bachata and reggaeton.

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But Kramer’s film isn’t just a comedy, it’s a melange of perverse, achingly relatable desire.

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Rising temperatures, shifting precipitation, and emerging diseases are among the éԲ of climate impacts changing what's grown in breadbaskets around the world.

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By any measure, the immediate future of Syria will be an unstable and potentially violent melange of competing groups, intense jockeying for power and settling of scores.

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In truth, it was anything but: A screwball éԲ of satire, slapstick and gonzo body horror, the movie would have been notable enough for starring two Oscar-winning actresses, Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, as lifelong frenemies who find immortality — and all the curses that come with it — via a magic elixir.

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