— Melvillean , adj. , n.
/mel"vil/ , n.
1. Herman , 1819-91, U.S. novelist.
2. Lake , a saltwater lake on the E coast of Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow inlet: the mouth of the Churchill River is at its W end. ab. 1133 sq. mi. (2935 sq. km).
3. a male given name.