Definition of Melville Bell

1. Noun. A phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905).

Exact synonyms: Alexander Melville Bell, Bell
Generic synonyms: Phonetician

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melville Bell

Melopsittacus
Melopsittacus undulatus
Melospiza
Melospiza georgiana
Melospiza melodia
Melpomene
Melpomenean
Meltzer's law
Meltzer-Lyon test
Melungeon
Melungeons
Melursus
Melursus ursinus
Melvil Dewey
Melville Bell (current term)
Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
Melvin
Melvin Calvin
Memaw
Memaws
Member of Parliament
Members of Parliament
Membracidae
Memel
Memnon
Memorial Day
Memphian
Memphis

Literary usage of Melville Bell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Who's who in America by John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis (1903)
"Alexander Melville Bell nave contributed to its endowment fund. Its Trustees are prominent citizens who seek for ite further endowment and full equipm n; ..."

2. The Association Review by American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (1908)
"ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL TO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE THE TEACHING OF SPEECH TO THE DEAF. February 2, 1907. Whereas, the late Alexander Melville Bell ..."

3. The Bibliography of Shorthand by John Westby-Gibson (1887)
"By Alexander Melville Bell, author of " Visible speech. ... Visible Speech : a new Fact demonstrated. By Alex. Melville Bell, FEIS ..."

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