medley
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛdli/
The English word “medley” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- Combat, fighting; a battle.
- A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.
- A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.
- A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
- A cloth of mixed colours.
verb
Etymology
From Middle English medle, from Anglo-Norman medlee, Old French medlee, from the feminine past participle of early Medieval Latin misculō (“to mix”). Compare meddle. Doublet of melee.
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