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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mellow/ˈmeləʊ/
▶adjective
  • 1 (especially of sound, flavour, or colour) pleasantly smooth or soft.

    ■ archaic (of fruit) ripe, sweet, and juicy.

  • 2 (of a person's character) softened by maturity or experience.

    ■ relaxed and good-humoured.

  • 3 (of earth) rich and loamy.
▶verb make or become mellow.

■ (mellow out) informal relax and enjoy oneself.
– derivatives
mellowly adverb,
mellowness noun.
– origin ME: perh. from attributive use of OE melu, melw- (see meal2).



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