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MELROSE

Definition: MELROSE

MELROSE

Noun

1. Honey of roses.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "MELROSE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1843. (references)


Crosswords: MELROSE

Specialty definitions using "MELROSE": Abbotsford ♦ Lockhart ♦ Melrose Abbey. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Melrose

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Melrose is the name of a number of places in the United States of America: Melrose is also a neighborhood in the borough of The Bronx in New York City. (This is different from Melrose, New York, mentioned above.)

Melrose is a town in the Scottish Borders a region of Scotland in the United Kingdom ( see Melrose, Scotland)

Melrose is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, in the south of the city to the east of Island Bay.





Melrose (town), Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Melrose is a town located in Jackson County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 402.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 71.3 km² (27.5 mi²). 69.6 km² (26.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.36% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 402 people, 153 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density is 5.8/km² (15.0/mi²). There are 169 housing units at an average density of 2.4 persons/km² (6.3 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 99.75% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 153 households out of which 36.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% are married couples living together, 4.6% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 20.9% are non-families. 17.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 2.97. In the town the population is spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 116.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $34,375, and the median income for a family is $39,167. Males have a median income of $25,556 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,861. 12.7% of the population and 9.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.3% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.



Melrose (village), Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Melrose is a village located in Jackson County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 529.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.66% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 529 people, 218 households, and 139 families residing in the village. The population density is 258.5/km² (670.1/mi²). There are 229 housing units at an average density of 111.9 persons/km² (290.1 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 99.05% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 218 households out of which 28.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% are married couples living together, 8.7% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 35.8% are non-families. 30.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 3.06. In the village the population is spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 81.5 males. The median income for a household in the village is $37,955, and the median income for a family is $45,938. Males have a median income of $28,333 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village is $18,765. 3.4% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 11.7% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Melrose."

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Modern Usage: MELROSE

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Back to Melrose Place (1993)

Melrose Place (1992)

Action on Melrose (1992)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: MELROSE

DomainTitle

Books

  • Gen X TV: The Brady Bunch to Melrose Place (Television Series) (reference)

  • Melrose Place (reference)

  • The Official History of the Melrose Sevens (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: MELROSE

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Melrose Abbey - interior.Credit: Library of Congress.

Production. Aircraft engines. Two of the nation's millions of war workers attach cylinder barrels to one of the "green" engines in a huge Midwest aircraft plant. Melrose Park, Buick plant.Credit: Library of Congress.

Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.Credit: Library of Congress.

Santa Fe R.R. near Melrose, New Mexico.Credit: Library of Congress.

Westbound freight train stopping for water, Melrose, N[ew] Mex[ico].Credit: Library of Congress.

A cross roads store, bar, "juke joint," and gas station in the cotton plantation area, Melrose, La.Credit: Library of Congress.

An old tenant house with a mud chimney and cotton growing up to its door, which is occupied by Mulattoes, Melrose, La.Credit: Library of Congress.

Field of Melrose variety Spineless Cactus.Credit: Library of Congress.

Castle Garden, New York, showing Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty / painted by Andrew Melrose.Credit: Library of Congress.

"Yosemite Valley" California (from Mariposa trail) / painted by Andrew Melrose.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: MELROSE

"MELROSE" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "MELROSE" is used about 163 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%16324,498

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: MELROSE

The following table summarizes the usage of "MELROSE" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
MelroseLast name40021,386
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: MELROSE


1. Melrose, FL
Zip Code(s): 32666
Country: USA

2. Melrose, IA (city, FIPS 50970)
Location: 40.98084 N, 93.04933 W
Population (1990): 150 (82 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 52569
Country: USA

3. Melrose, MA (city, FIPS 40115)
Location: 42.45490 N, 71.05911 W
Population (1990): 28150 (11297 housing units)
Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 02176
Country: USA

4. Melrose, MN (city, FIPS 41570)
Location: 45.67536 N, 94.81205 W
Population (1990): 2561 (1059 housing units)
Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 56352
Country: USA

5. Melrose, NM (village, FIPS 47570)
Location: 34.42921 N, 103.62885 W
Population (1990): 662 (354 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 88124
Country: USA

6. Melrose, NY
Zip Code(s): 12121
Country: USA

7. Melrose, OH (village, FIPS 49000)
Location: 41.08962 N, 84.41952 W
Population (1990): 307 (109 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

8. Melrose, TN
Zip Code(s): 37204
Country: USA

9. Melrose, WI (village, FIPS 50750)
Location: 44.13203 N, 90.99685 W
Population (1990): 551 (251 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 54642
Country: USA

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Expressions: MELROSE

Expression using "MELROSE": Melrose Park. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "MELROSE": Melrose-drover.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: MELROSE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  melrose place

1,255

  melrose plantation

23

  melrose ma

264

  dvd melrose place

22

  melrose

188

  melrose fl

22

  melrose park il

180

  ave melrose

22

  melrose hotel

112

  melrose hotel washington dc

21

  melrose place cast

83

  melrose high school

21

  hospital melrose wakefield

61

  character melrose place

20

  melrose avenue

50

  melrose city

18

  episode guide melrose place

48

  melrose park illinois

17

  melrose apartment

44

  episode melrose place

16

  barry melrose

38

  melrose place picture

16

  melrose hotel dallas

37

  melrose store

16

  melrose hotel new york

35

  credit melrose union

16

  melrose mn

34

  melrose florida

14

  free melrose press

28

  cinemark melrose park

14

  melrose park

28

  melrose place tv show

14

  the melrose hotel

27

  melrose shopping

13

  melrose ny

24

  melrose mansion

13

  actor melrose place

24

  melrose ymca

13

  melrose massachusetts

23

  melrose hotel washington

12
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: MELROSE

Language Translations for "MELROSE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

玫瑰花. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

elrosemay

   

Scottish

  

Maol Ros. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: MELROSE

Misspellings

"MELROSE" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Elrose, Maelmore, Malgosia, Malosse, Mcelhone, Mcenroes, Medresse, Meelmore, Melmotte, Melorose, Melosh, Melozzo, merose, Metromex, Meulbroek, Mulrone. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "MELROSE"

Words rhyming with "MELROSE" (pronounced 'Mel"rose'): Cirrose, Cribrose, leprose, rockrose, Serose, tetrose. (additional references)

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Anagrams: MELROSE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-l-m-o-r-s"

-1 letter: merles, morels, morsel, resole.

-2 letters: erose, leers, lores, loser, meres, merle, merls, moles, morel, mores, morse, omers, orles, reels, roles, sorel.

-3 letters: eels, elms, else, emes, eros, leer, lees, lore, lose, mels, mere, merl, mole, mols, more, mors, oles, omer, ores, orle, reel, rees, rems, roes, role, roms, rose, seel, seem, seer, seme.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-l-m-o-r-s"
 

+1 letter: eelworms, gomerels, modelers, molester, morelles, morseled, remodels, solemner.

 

+2 letters: elastomer, employers, modellers, molesters, morselled, overmelts, rebeldoms, reemploys, remolades, salometer, smoldered, sommelier, telomeres, temblores, welcomers.

 

+3 letters: blastomere, bloomeries, bolometers, demolisher, elastomers, enrolments, fearsomely, flowmeters, glomerules, gruesomely, kilometers, latecomers, lobstermen, meliorates, melodizers, mesodermal, motherless, neorealism, oversimple, overwhelms, petroleums, polymerase, polymerise, recompiles, remorseful, romeldales, salometers, smouldered, sommeliers, supermodel, tiresomely, tremolites, ureotelism, velodromes, voltmeters, volumeters.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: MELROSE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 45 4C 52 4F 53 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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Bibliographic Items: "MELROSE"


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