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mendelssohn
nounC1
/ˈmɛndəlsən/A German surname, most famously associated with the 19th-century composer Felix Mendelssohn, whose full name was Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
mender
nounC1
/ˈmɛndə/A person who repairs or fixes things, especially clothing, shoes, or household items.
menderes
nounLow
/ˌmɛnˈdɛərɛs/A navigable river in southwestern Turkey, historically significant and economically important for irrigation and hydroelectric power.
mendes
nounLow (as a common noun or verb it is not used; frequency pertains to its use as a proper name)
/ˈmɛndɛz/A Portuguese surname of toponymic origin, meaning 'son of Mendo' or deriving from the place name Mendes in northern Portugal.
mendes-france
nounC2 - Very Low Frequency
/ˌmɒ̃dɛs ˈfrɑːns/A French surname, most famously associated with Pierre Mendès France (1907–1982), a prominent French statesman who served as Prime Minister in the 1950s.
mendicancy
nounRare
/ˈmen.dɪ.kən.si/The practice of begging for money or food as a way of life.
mendicant
adjectivenounC1/C2
/ˈmen.dɪ.kənt/A beggar; someone who lives by asking for money or food as charity.
mendicity
nounVery Low (C2)
/mɛnˈdɪsɪti/The state or practice of begging; the condition of being a beggar.
mending
nounB2
/ˈmɛndɪŋ/The act or process of repairing something that is damaged, torn, or broken.
mendips
plural-nounLow
/ˈmɛndɪps/The Mendip Hills, a range of limestone hills in Somerset, England.
mendocino
nounLow
/ˌmen.dəˈsiː.nəʊ/a proper noun referring to a place name in California.
mendota
nounVery low
/mɛnˈdəʊtə/The name of a city in South Dakota, United States, or a lake in Wisconsin, derived from a Dakota Sioux word.
mendoza
nounLow (as a proper noun in general contexts); Medium-High (in specific sporting/journalistic contexts)
/mɛnˈdəʊ.zə/A proper noun, most commonly a Spanish surname of Basque origin, but also the name of a major city in Argentina.
mendoza line
nounLow
/mɛnˈdəʊzə laɪn/A metaphorical threshold or dividing line in baseball, specifically a batting average around .200, historically considered the dividing line between competent and incompetent hitting.
mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
nounVery Low
/ˌmiːniː ˌmiːniː ˌtɛkəl ˌuːˈfɑːsɪn/A phrase from the biblical Book of Daniel, literally meaning 'numbered, numbered, weighed, and divided' in Aramaic, used to signify impending judgment or doom.
meneer
nounA1-A2
/məˈnɪːr/A Dutch term of address or title for a man, equivalent to 'Mr.' or 'Sir', used formally and respectfully.
menel
nounVery low
/ˈmɛnəl/Non-standard or dialectal variant of the word 'mend'.
menelaus
nounLow (Literary/Historical)
/ˌmɛnɪˈleɪəs/In Greek mythology, a king of Mycenaean Sparta and the husband of Helen, whose abduction by Paris triggered the Trojan War.
menelik ii
nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
/ˈmɛnəlɪk ðə ˈsɛkənd/Proper name of the 19th-century Ethiopian emperor who expanded and modernized the nation, famously defeating Italy at the Battle of Adwa in 1896.
menem
nounVery Low / Non-Standard
/ˈmɛnɛm/The word 'menem' is not a standard English word. Its primary recognition is as a proper noun, being the surname of a former Argentine president, Carlos Menem.

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