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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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The meaning of MEDLEY is a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces. How to use medley in a sentence.
a mixture of different things, especially tunes put together to form a longer piece of music: a medley of popular tunes. The menu described the dessert as "a medley of exotic fruits ". SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A medley of different foods or other things is a mixture of them. ...a medley of four fish in a cream sauce. We communicated in a medley of foreign words and universal gestures.
What does the word medley mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word medley, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. medley has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
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.
Definitions of medley. noun. a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources. synonyms: pastiche, potpourri. see more. noun. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things.
medley. (ˈmɛdlɪ) n. 1. a mixture of various types or elements. 2. (Music, other) a musical composition consisting of various tunes arranged as a continuous whole. 3. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a. swimming a race in which a different stroke is used for each length.
Medley definition: a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble.. See examples of MEDLEY used in a sentence.
medley definition: a mixture of different items, especially songs: . Learn more.
a mixture of different things, especially tunes put together to form a longer piece of music: a medley of popular tunes. The menu described the dessert as "a medley of exotic fruits." SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
