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medley
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[ˈmɛdli], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a varied mixture of people or things
(e.g: an interesting medley of flavours)
- a collection of songs or other musical items performed as a continuous piece
(e.g: a medley of Beatles songs)
- a swimming race in which contestants swim sections in different strokes, either individually or in relay teams
(e.g: the 400 m individual medley)
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Origin
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Middle English (denoting hand-to-hand combat, also cloth made of variegated wool): from Old French medlee, variant of meslee ‘melee’, based on medieval Latin misculare ‘to mix’; compare with meddle
[ˈmɛdli], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- mixed; motley
(e.g: a medley range of vague and variable impressions)
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Origin
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Middle English (denoting hand-to-hand combat, also cloth made of variegated wool): from Old French medlee, variant of meslee ‘melee’, based on medieval Latin misculare ‘to mix’; compare with meddle
[ˈmɛdli], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make a medley of; intermix
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Origin
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Middle English (denoting hand-to-hand combat, also cloth made of variegated wool): from Old French medlee, variant of meslee ‘melee’, based on medieval Latin misculare ‘to mix’; compare with meddle
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