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PRONUNCIATION OF MELLIFIC

mellific  [mɪˈlɪfɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELLIFIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mellific is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELLIFIC


anaglyphic
ˌænəˈɡlɪfɪk
coelanaglyphic
siːˌlænəˈɡlɪfɪk
dermatoglyphic
ˌdɜːmətəˈɡlɪfɪk
ditriglyphic
ˌdaɪtraɪˈɡlɪfɪk
glyphic
ˈɡlɪfɪk
hieroglyphic
ˌhaɪərəˈɡlɪfɪk
honorific
ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk
horrific
hɒˈrɪfɪk
intraspecific
ˌɪntrəspəˈsɪfɪk
nonspecific
ˌnɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk
pacific
pəˈsɪfɪk
petroglyphic
ˌpɛtrəˈɡlɪfɪk
photoglyphic
ˌfəʊtəˈɡlɪfɪk
prolific
prəˈlɪfɪk
scientific
ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk
specific
spɪˈsɪfɪk
terrific
təˈrɪfɪk
triglyphic
traɪˈɡlɪfɪk
unprolific
ˌʌnprəˈlɪfɪk
unspecific
ˌʌnspɪˈsɪfɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELLIFIC

mell
melliferous
mellification
mellifluence
mellifluent
mellifluently
mellifluous
mellifluously
mellifluousness
melliphagous
mellite
mellitic
mellivorous
mellophone
mellotron
mellow
mellowing
mellowly
mellowness
mellowspeak

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELLIFIC

calcific
calorific
colorific
conspecific
geoscientific
Indo-Pacific
infraspecific
interspecific
magnific
mirific
monospecific
neuroscientific
pseudoscientific
salvific
soporific
South Pacific
stereospecific
the Pacific
transpacific
unscientific

Synonyms and antonyms of mellific in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mellific» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELLIFIC

Find out the translation of mellific to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mellific from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mellific» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mellific
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

melífero
570 millions of speakers

English

mellific
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mellific
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mellific
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mellific
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mellific
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mellific
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mellific
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mellific
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mellific
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mellific
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mellific
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mellific
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mellific
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mellific
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अमूर्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mellific
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mellific
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mellific
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mellific
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mellific
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mellific
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mellific
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mellific
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mellific
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mellific

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELLIFIC»

The term «mellific» is normally little used and occupies the 122.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELLIFIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mellific» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mellific» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mellific

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELLIFIC»

Discover the use of mellific in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mellific and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Apis Mellific: Or the Poison of the Honeybee, Considered As ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
C. W. Wolf, 2010
2
The Manatitlans: or, A record of recent scientific ...
When they finally retired for the night to the shelter within their cell, I suffered retributive spasms from the powerful mellific odors that pervaded the cell, which caused protracted coughing and general relaxation, so that in my extremity I was  ...
Elton R. Smilie, 1877
3
The Wonders of the Little World; Or, A General History of ...
Mellific. torn. 2. p. US. Cstl. Antiq. Lect I. 11. c. 13. p 406. Lips. Monit. I. 2. c. 6. p. - 2-20. Pctr. Greg, de Rirpub. 1. 8. c. 1. ... Mellific. torn. 3. p.3t2.— {%") Peicl. Mel. Mist. 10m. 2. p. 307 . — Clietwind's Hist. Collect, cent. 1. p. 9. bird Os1 Hat Mot.
Nathaniel Wanley, William Johnston, 1806
4
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
X. Grew, Cosmologia Sacra, iv. 2. 2. Bearing or preparing honey, as a bee; specifically, of or pertaining to the Mellifera. mellific (me-lif'ik), a. [= Sp. melifico = Pg. mcllifico, < L. mclliflcus, honey-making, < mel (mell-), honey, + facere, make.]  ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1890
5
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
And (Canaan] being mountainous, could not but abound with melliferous plants of the best kind. N. drew, Cosmologia Sacra, iv. 2. 2. Bearing or preparing honey, as a bee ; specifically, of or pertaining to the Mellifera. mellific (me-lif'ik), o.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
6
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Bearing or preparing honey, as a bee; specifically, of or pertaining to the Mellifera . mellific (me-lif'ik), a. [= Sp. meliflco = Pg. mellifico, < L. mellificus, honey-making, < mel (mell-), honey, + facere, make.] Making or producing honey; ...
‎1906
7
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
Producing honey, as a plant ; mellific. And ICauaan] being mountainous, could not but abound ... honey, as a bee ; specifically, of or pertaining to the Mellifera. mellific (me-lif 'ik), a. [= Sp. melifico = Pg. nellifico, < L. mellificus, honey-making, ...
‎1906
8
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology: Containing Upwards of ...
FAMILY: Apidns. GBNUS. C/ELXOXYS? Latrielle. Apis, Drury. Csuoxxs'! ANNULARXS. Atra, capite marginibusque posticis segmentorum abdominalium cinereis, antennis atria, pedibus fuscis. (Magn. Apis mellific.) SYN. Apia Annular- is, Drury, ...
Dru Drury, John Obadiah Westwood, 1837
9
Skellig Michael
It was a mild evening and the doors to their balcony were open, creating a gentle draft that filled the room with the mellific scent of orange blossoms. Paola thought the breeze was a good omen, a prelude to her honeymoon, sensuous and ...
George Beatty, 2002
10
The Panchronicon
"In very sooth, most fair, most mellific damsel, your unworthy servitor was erring enchanted in the paradise of your divine idea when that the horrific alarum did wend its fear-begetting course through the labyrinthine corridors of his auricular ...
Harold Steele MacKaye, 2010

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELLIFIC»

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Otumfuo's Jewel Thieves
... the process of being extradited to Norway to face the far-reaching and mellific music of justice. Globalization at its best, one is tempted to say. «Vibe Ghana, Apr 13»

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