medley

  • 21medley — 1. noun /ˈmɛdli/ a) Combat, fighting; a battle. Than cam the Kynge of Irelonde and the Kynge of the Streyte Marchis to rescowe Sir Trystram and Sir Palomydes; and there began a grete medlé, and many knyghtys were smyttyn downe on bothe partyes.… …

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  • 22medley — med|ley [ medli ] noun count 1. ) a piece of music consisting of a collection of tunes or songs that someone plays or sings one after another: a Beatles medley 2. ) a mixture of things such as different types of food: an interesting medley of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23medley — noun (C) 1 a group of songs or tunes sung or played one after the other as a single piece of music: a medley of Eighties hits 2 a swimming race in which the competitors swim using four different strokes (stroke1 (2b)) 3 (usually singular) a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24medley — noun a medley of Beatles songs a vegetable medley Syn: assortment, miscellany, mixture, mélange, variety, mixed bag, grab bag, mix, collection, selection, potpourri, patchwork, bricolage; motley collection, ragbag, gallimaufry …

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  • 25medley — /medliy/ An affray; a sudden or casual fighting; a hand to hand battle; a melee. See chance medley chaud medley …

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  • 26medley — /medliy/ An affray; a sudden or casual fighting; a hand to hand battle; a melee. See chance medley chaud medley …

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  • 27medley — n., adj., & v. n. (pl. eys) 1 a varied mixture; a miscellany. 2 a collection of musical items from one work or various sources arranged as a continuous whole. adj. archaic mixed; motley. v.tr. ( eys, eyed) archaic make a medley of; intermix.… …

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  • 28medley — /med lee/, n., pl. medleys, adj. n. 1. a mixture, esp. 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. adj. 3. Archaic. mixed; mingled …

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  • 29medley — noun Medley is used before these nouns: ↑relay …

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  • 30Medley — Melodienfolge, Melodienreigen, Melodienstrauß, Potpourri; (Musik): Divertimento. * * * Medley,das:⇨Potpourri(1) MedleyPotpourri,Melodienfolge,Melodienverschnitt …

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