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MEDLEY
medley, potpourri, pastiche
(noun) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Medley
A surname.
Anagrams
• yelmed
Etymology
Noun
medley (plural medleys)
(now rare, archaic) Combat, fighting; a battle. [from 14thc.]
A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. [from 17thc.]
(music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. [from 17thc.]
(swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. [from 20th c.]
A cloth of mixed colours.
Synonyms
• mashup
Verb
medley (third-person singular simple present medleys, present participle medleying, simple past and past participle medleyed)
(music) To combine, to form a medley.
Anagrams
• yelmed
Source: Wiktionary
Med"ley, n.; pl. Medleys. Etym: [OE. medlee, OF. meslĂ©e, medlĂ©e, mellĂ©e, F. mĂȘlĂ©e. See Meddle, and cf. MelĂe, Mellay.]
1. A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously. This medley of philosophy and war. Addison. Love is a medley of endearments, jars, Suspicions, reconcilements, wars. W. Walsh.
2. The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a mĂȘlĂ©e. [Obs.] Holland.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.
Note: Medley is usually applied to vocal, potpourri to instrumental, compositions.
4. A cloth of mixed colors. Fuller.
Med"ley, a.
1. Mixed; of mixed material or color. [Obs.] "A medlĂš coat." Chaucer.
2. Mingled; confused. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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