Meld vs X - What's the difference?
meld | x |
(US) to combine two similar objects into one
In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
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Roman numerals
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As a verb meld
is (us) to combine two similar objects into one or meld can be in card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.As a noun meld
is a combination of cards which is melded.As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.meld
English
Etymology 1
Possibly a portmanteau of “melt” and “weld”; alternatively, from English “melled” (“blended”), from (etyl) meller (“to mix”).Verb
(en verb)- One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
- Much as America's motto celebrates melding many into one, South Africa's says that it doesn't matter what you look like — we can all be proud of our young country. - The New York Times, 26/02/2007 [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/world/africa/27safrica.html?_r=1&oref=login]