medley, potpourri, pastiche
(noun) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Medley
A surname.
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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.
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medley (third-person singular simple present medleys, present participle medleying, simple past and past participle medleyed)
(music) To combine, to form a medley.
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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
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
