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n. - (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973).

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  • Strassburg a much-travelled man, a skinner by trade, by name Melchior
  • His Melchior is a familiar but endearing teen archetype: the self-confident alpha dog whose exterior conceals a mass of insecurities.
  • "'Melchior's Dream' is an exquisite little Story, charming by original humour, buoyant spirits, and tender pathos."
  • "Melchior," replied I, starting up, "let us have no more of this duplicity.
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