melvillien
French, adjective/mɛl.vi.ljɛ̃/
melvillien is spelled M-E-L-V-I-L-L-I-E-N (10 letters). Melvillien is a French adjective meaning “Melvillian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Propre ou relatif à Herman Melville et à son œuvre”.
What does melvillien mean in English?
adjective
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Melvillian
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propre ou relatif à Herman Melville et à son œuvre.
adjective: 1. Propre ou relatif à Jean-Pierre Melville et à ses films.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of melvillien
- melvillienne feminine
- melvilliens masculine plural
- melvilliennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce melvillien?
- /mɛl.vi.ljɛ̃/
- \mɛl.vi.ljɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.