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MEL-uh-n/ˈmelən/

A melon is a large round fruit with a thick skin and sweet juicy flesh. Countable: a melon, melons; a slice of melon. A lime is small, green, and sour; a melon is large and sweet. Watermelon is a related fruit with black seeds — later word. Not lemon (yellow, sour) — extra n, different fruit.

Meaning

A large round fruit with a thick skin and sweet juicy flesh.

Examples

• “This melon is very sweet.”
• “Chill the melon in the fridge.”
• “Would you like a slice of melon?”

Good to know

a melon / a slice of melon. Contrast: lime (small, sour), lemon (yellow). Sweet + juicy.

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