| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Melville, Herman |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Mel·ville |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m l v l |
| DATES: | 1819–1891 |
| American writer whose experiences at sea provided the factual basis of Moby-Dick (1851), considered among the greatest American novels. His other works include short stories, such as “Bartleby the Scrivener” (1856), and the novella Billy Budd (published 1924). | | OTHER FORMS: | Mel·ville·an (-vl - n) —ADJECTIVE
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