melding

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noun

A composite or hybrid, the result of being melded.

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Meanings

melding1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of meld

melding2

nounmelding (plural meldings)

plural meldings

  1. A composite or hybrid, the result of being melded.

    Cross-cultural meldings of Eastern and Western dance styles and aesthetics must have been unusual and perhaps somewhat exotic when the Saeko Ichinohe Dance Company was founded in 1970.

    2008 March 31, Roslyn Sulcas, “Japanese Traditions on the Move”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hybridjunctionjuncturenexus

Origin

melding · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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melding · noun

From meld + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with melding

weldinggelding
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Cite this entry
APA

melding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melding

MLA

“melding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melding.

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