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medley
med·ley / ˈmedlē/ • n. (pl. -leys) a varied mixture of people or things; a miscellany: an interesting medley of flavors. ∎ a collection of songs or other musical items performed as a continuous piece: a medley of Beatles songs. ∎ a swimming race in which contestants swim sections in different strokes, either individually or in relay teams. • adj. archaic mixed; motley: a medley range of vague and variable impressions. • v. (past and past part. -leyed or -lied) [tr.] archaic make a medley of; intermix. |
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"medley." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "medley." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-medley.html "medley." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-medley.html |
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Medleya mixture, jumble, hotchpotch; a mixed literary or musical composition. Examples: medley of astrology and homely reciepts, 1897; of houses, 1885; of mirth with sadness, 1529; of music; of many nations, 1652; of philosophy and rhetoric, 1865; of sounds; of tunes; of voices; of sense and madness, 1755. |
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"Medley." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Medley." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300952.html "Medley." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300952.html |
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medley † combat, conflict XIV; † combination, mixture XV; (in disparaging sense) XVII. — OF. medlee, var. of meslee (mod. mêlée):- Rom. *misculāta, sb. use of fem. pp. of *misculāre MEDDLE.
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T. F. HOAD. "medley." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "medley." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-medley.html T. F. HOAD. "medley." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-medley.html |
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medley. Similar to pot-pourri: a collection of parts or passages of well-known songs or pieces arranged so that the end of one merges into the start of the next.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "medley." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "medley." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-medley.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "medley." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-medley.html |
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medley •belly, Botticelli, casus belli, Corelli, Delhi, deli, Ellie, Grappelli, jelly, Kelly, lamellae, Machiavelli, Mahaweli, nelly, Schiaparelli, Shelley, shelly, smelly, tagliatelle, telly, Torricelli, vermicelli, welly, Zeffirelli
•trebly
•assembly, trembly
•deadly, Hedley, medley, redly
•friendly • freckly
•cleanly, eco-friendly, user-friendly
•heavenly • fleshly • wetly • directly
•Bentley • deathly
•Lesley, Leslie, Presley, Wesley
•yellow-belly • underbelly
•bailey, bailie, capercaillie, Cayley, ceilidh, daily, Daley, Daly, Disraeli, Eilidh, feyly, gaily, Haley, Hayley, Israeli, Rayleigh, scaly, shaly, ukulele
•ably • ungainly • maidenly • shapely
•stately • saintly • paisley • Ainsley
•comradely
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"medley." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "medley." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-medley.html "medley." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-medley.html |
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