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- Dictionarymedley/ˈmɛdli/
noun
- 1. a varied mixture of people or things: "an interesting medley of flavours"
adjective
- 1. mixed; motley: archaic "a medley range of vague and variable impressions"
verb
- 1. make a medley of; intermix: archaic "the medlied establishments of the native chiefs"
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MEDLEY definition: 1. a mixture of different things, especially tunes put together to form a longer piece of music…. Learn more.
How to use medley in a sentence. a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces; a diverse assortment or mixture; especially : hodgepodge; melee… See the full definition
Medley definition: a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble.. See examples of MEDLEY used in a sentence.
A medley is one piece of music, made up of passages from other songs. Medley comes from the Old French word medlee which meant — eek! — hand-to-hand combat.
MEDLEY meaning: 1. a mixture of different things, especially tunes put together to form a longer piece of music…. Learn more.
Medley Definition. mĕdlē. medleys. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Adjective. Verb. Filter. noun. medleys. A mixture of things not usually placed together; heterogeneous collection; hodgepodge. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A musical piece made up of tunes or passages from various works.
a mixture of people or things of different kinds. a medley of flavours/smells. The building was a medley of styles from different periods. a swimming race in which swimmers use a different stroke (= style of swimming) for each section of the race, either individually or in teams. the 4 × 100 metres medley.
Definition of 'medley' Word Frequency. medley. (medli ) Word forms: plural medleys. 1. countable noun. In music, a medley is a collection of different tunes or songs that are played one after the other as a single piece of music. ...a medley of traditional songs. [ + of] Synonyms: mixture, confusion, jumble, assortment More Synonyms of medley.
1. a mixture, esp. of heterogeneous elements; jumble. 2. a piece of music combining passages from various sources. adj. 3. mixed; mingled.
MEDLEY meaning: a mixture of different items, especially songs: . Learn more.
