Definitions

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  • proper noun A surname.

Etymologies

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From Armenian Մելքոնյան (Melk’onyan).

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Examples

  • In an interview with Dave Logan and Lois Melkonian on The Ride Home, Romney was asked about being number two on the ticket.

    Balloon Juice » 2008 » July 2008

  • ( "Abigail, insensible to these strands that Serge's ear's unpicking, coughs on the Melkonian he offers her and, waving smoke from her eyes, complains.")

    The Fear of a Failure to Communicate 2010

  • The commission, Melkonian said, relied on a departmental regulation that allows the suspension of officers who are "under investigation for specific allegations of serious charges."

    The Score: Gates 1, Bradley 0 2008

  • Raffi Melkonian points to the English proposal to ban incitement of religious hatred as an example of a slippery slope (what I call the “equality slippery slope”):

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Slippery Slopes in Action: 2004

  • Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress appears before judge Michael Melkonian for his sentencing in Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in New York.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed DENNIS WASZAK Jr. 2011

  • Furthermore, the monastery was used as a summer resort, where Armenian scouts and students would camp, including students of the Melkonian

    Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net 2010

  • Arshavir Shirakian, Melkonian and other revenge seekers.

    Assyrian International News Agency 2010

  • Arshavir Shirakian, Melkonian and other revenge seekers.

    Assyrian International News Agency 2010

  • Melkonian said she's hoping for an official stance soon from both the president and Congress, which would send a message that further acts of genocide would not be tolerated.

    The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS 2009

  • Lois Melkonian, an anchor at KOA radio in Denver, on the city's preparation for protestors that may disrupt the Democratic Convention.

    KCBS Bay Area News 2009

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