med|ley

med|ley
med|ley «MEHD lee», noun, plural -leys, adjective, verb, -leyed or -lied, -ley|ing.
–n.
1. a mixture of things, often ones that ordinarily do not belong together: »

The United States grew and thrived on its medley of peoples from Europe, Asia, and Africa.

SYNONYM(S): hodgepodge, jumble.
2. a piece of music made up of parts from other pieces: »

a medley of songs from several shows on Broadway.

3. Archaic. hand-to-hand fighting; melee.
–adj.
made up of parts that are not alike; mixed: »

a medley air of cunning and of impudence (Wordsworth).

 SYNONYM(S): mingled, motley.
–v.t.
to mix as in a medley.
╂[< Old French medlee, earlier meslee, feminine past participle of medler, or mesler to mix, ultimately < Latin miscēre to mix. See etym. of doublet melee. (Cf. ↑melee)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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