medley
pronunciation
How to pronounce medley in British English:
UK [ˈmedli]
How to pronounce medley in American English:
US [ˈmɛdli]
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- Noun:
- a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
Word Origin
- medley
- medley: see mix
- medley (n.)
- c. 1300, "hand-to-hand combat," from Old French medlee, variant of meslee (see meddle). Meaning "combination, mixture" is from mid-15c.; that of "musical combination consisting of diverse parts" is from 1620s.
Synonym
Example
- 1. And the order in medley relays ?
- 2. Lochte won the 400 metres individual medley , with phelps finishing fourth .
- 3. Early this year medley , another middle-market lender , launched a public fund .
- 4. Lochte broke his own world record in retaining the 200 metres individual medley on thursday .
- 5. In the women 's 4x100m medley relay , they made mistakes and they still won gold in a world record .