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As a verb used when things are blending or being blended together, meld dates only to the first half of the 20th century. In its early days, the word attracted some unfavorable attention. Those who didn't like it tended to perceive it as a misuse of an older meld meaning "to declare or announce (a card or cards) for a score in a card game" (such as pinochle or gin rummy). But the more recent meld, a blend of melt and weld, was an entirely new coinage suggesting a smooth and thorough blending of two or more things into a single, homogeneous whole. The word is no longer controversial.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Postwar American culture’s newfound confidence in art, which hadn’t yet generated much popular enthusiasm in the 20th century, would quickly meld with entrenched sensibilities first established by a technologically thrilling Southern California event.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 June 2024
The potent single — a meld of regional Mexican music, pop and subtle trap beats — highlighted both artists’ unique strengths and complementary styles.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Meld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meld. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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meld
1 of 2 verbmeld
2 of 2 noun
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