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Melian is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Melian in a sentence

Related words

Melian | Meliano | Melians

Melian meaning

Of or relating to the Greek island of Milos.

Using Melian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the Greek island of Milos.
  • In the example corpus, melian often appears in combinations such as: wife melian.

Context around Melian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

wife 2× jackson 1× see 1×

Often after:

dialogue 1× breeds 1×

Sentence patterns with Melian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

his wife melian the maia 1× his wife melian to wear 1× manager jackson melian 1× misidentified as melian breeds which 1× slavery see melian dialogue 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after galadriel came 1× choosing to resist 1× he identified tanagrian 1× the benches cleared 1× this king asks 1×

Common sentence endings:

maia in doriath 1× manager jackson melian 1× melian to wear 1× see melian dialogue 1×

Words around Melian

Just before it in the word index:

meliah 4 melia 28 meli 25 melhuish 2 melhem 4 melham 5

Just after it in the word index:

meliano 2 melians 2 melic 2 melican 3 melich 2 melichar 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Melian

  • In this selection, "melian" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wife, jackson, see, dialogue and breeds stand out and add context to how "melian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include his wife melian the maia and his wife melian to wear. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "melian" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with melian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The benches cleared then as well, leading to the ejection of three players and Caribes manager Jackson Melian. (18 words)

This king asks a group of dwarves to set a Silmaril into the necklace for his wife Melian to wear. (20 words)

Choosing to resist, their town was besieged and conquered; the males were put to death and the women sold into slavery (see Melian dialogue ). (24 words)

Longer example sentences

He identified Tanagrian, Rhodic, Chalkidic and Median (commonly misidentified as Melian) breeds, which have an impressive appearance, a quarrelsome nature and were used for cockfighting by the Greeks (De Re Rustica 8.3.4). (34 words)

After Galadriel came to Middle-earth, she was staying with the brother of her maternal grandfather, King Elu Thingol, and his wife, Melian the Maia, in Doriath. (27 words)

Choosing to resist, their town was besieged and conquered; the males were put to death and the women sold into slavery (see Melian dialogue ). (24 words)

Example sentences (5)

After Galadriel came to Middle-earth, she was staying with the brother of her maternal grandfather, King Elu Thingol, and his wife, Melian the Maia, in Doriath.

The benches cleared then as well, leading to the ejection of three players and Caribes manager Jackson Melian.

Choosing to resist, their town was besieged and conquered; the males were put to death and the women sold into slavery (see Melian dialogue ).

He identified Tanagrian, Rhodic, Chalkidic and Median (commonly misidentified as Melian) breeds, which have an impressive appearance, a quarrelsome nature and were used for cockfighting by the Greeks (De Re Rustica 8.3.4).

This king asks a group of dwarves to set a Silmaril into the necklace for his wife Melian to wear.

Common combinations with melian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "melian" in a sentence?
An example: "After Galadriel came to Middle-earth, she was staying with the brother of her maternal grandfather, King Elu Thingol, and his wife, Melian the Maia, in Doriath." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "melian" from authentic English texts.
What does "melian" mean?
Melian means: Of or relating to the Greek island of Milos.
How many example sentences with "melian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "melian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.