medley
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li noun
1.
a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble.
2.
a piece of music combining tunes or passages from various sources: a medley of hit songs from Broadway shows.
adjective
3.
Archaic. mixed; mingled.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English medlee (noun and adj.) < Anglo-French, noun and adj. use of feminine of past participle of medler to mix, fight; see meddle
1300–50; Middle English medlee (noun and adj.) < Anglo-French, noun and adj. use of feminine of past participle of medler to mix, fight; see meddle
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medley (ˈmɛdlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a mixture of various types or elements |
| 2. | a musical composition consisting of various tunes arranged as a continuous whole |
| 3. | Also called: medley relay |
| a. swimming a race in which a different stroke is used for each length | |
| b. athletics a relay race in which each leg has a different distance | |
| 4. | an archaic word for melee |
| —adj | |
| 5. | of, being, or relating to a mixture or variety |
| [C14: from Old French medlee, from medler to mix, quarrel] | |
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Medley
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
medley
c.1300, "hand-to-hand combat," from O.Fr. medlee, var. of meslee (see meddle). Meaning "combination, mixture" is from c.1440; that of "musical combination consisting of diverse parts" is from 1626.
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Example sentences
The medley in the middle was a bit contrived and a few songs didn't fit well.
He recommended replacing the current medley with a single diploma.
There is only selfish, individual and greedy medley of people.
The researcher has been looking forward to trying a cicada-vegetable medley.
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