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MLEM

Noun CEFR B1
mlɛm

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of maximum likelihood expected-maximization (algorithm).
  2. The act or sound of extending the tongue to lick something, especially one's own nose, without opening the mouth fully.

Examples

“For quotations using this term, see⟳ Citations:MLEM.”
“When they stick⟳ out their tongues, they're doing a mlem, a blep, a blop. They bork. They boof.”
“Not to be confused with a blep, a mlem is more dynamic and can occur⟳ multiple times over the standard duration of a blep. “Mlem, mlem, mlem.” “To obtain⟳ the peanut butter on his snoot, my dog did several mlems in a row.””
“Anyway, despite an extent less than a German shepherd’s mlem, the language of cute social media dog sites is known as DoggoLingo. It’s as well to be aware of such things.”
“Love⟳ running on the beach and in the woods and kayak adventures, snuggles and sleeping, mlem. Am I a good boy?”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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