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Definition of Medley

1. Noun. A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources.

Definition of Medley

1. n. A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously.

2. a. Mixed; of mixed material or color.

Definition of Medley

1. Noun. (context: now rare archaic) Combat, fighting; a battle. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

2. Noun. A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

3. Noun. (music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

4. Noun. (context: swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹

5. Verb. (music) To combine, to form a medley. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Medley

1. a mixture [n -LEYS] - See also: mixture

Lexicographical Neighbors of Medley

Literary usage of Medley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1819)
"In chance-medley the offender forfeits his goods, but has a pardon of course. CHANCELLOR, an officer supposed originally to have heen a notary or ..."

2. Virginia Reports: Jefferson--33 Grattan, 1730-1880 by Thomas Johnson Michie, Thomas Jefferson, Peachy Ridgway Grattan (1901)
"569 of Granville medley, was »entitled to dower in the estate of her husband, The only question we have to determine is. whether Lucy V. medley, ..."

3. A Select Glossary of English Words Used Formerly in Senses Different from by Richard Chenevix Trench (1865)
"It [Arabia] hath store of cities as well mediterranean as maritime.—HOLLAND, Ammianus. medley. It is plain from the frequent use of the French ..."

4. The Canadian Portrait Galleryby John Charles Dent by John Charles Dent (1880)
"At the Synod of 1879 the Bishops of Canada elected Bishop medley as their ... Dr. medley is incapable of the eloquence of a Punshon or a Chapin, ..."

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