Associations to the word «Medley»

Wiktionary

MEDLEY, noun. (now rare) (archaic) Combat, fighting; a battle. [from 14thc.]
MEDLEY, noun. A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. [from 17thc.]
MEDLEY, noun. (music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. [from 17thc.]
MEDLEY, noun. (swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. [from 20th c.]
MEDLEY, noun. A cloth of mixed colours.
MEDLEY, verb. (music) To combine, to form a medley.

Dictionary definition

MEDLEY, noun. A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources.

Wise words

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