Meaning & use
melon
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A large, round or oval fruit with a hard rind and sweet, juicy flesh, such as a cantaloupe or watermelon.
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We sliced a chilled melon to share after lunch.
The farmers' market had a whole table devoted to different varieties of melon.
A note on using this word
The word 'melon' comes from the Greek 'melopepon,' a combination of words meaning 'apple' and 'ripe,' reflecting its ancient cultivation around the Mediterranean.
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