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   medley

   /ˈmɛdli/

   noun

   • 1. a varied mixture of people or things: "an interesting medley of flavours"
   • ▪ 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: "the 400 m individual medley"

   adjective

   • 1. mixed; motley: archaic "a medley range of vague and variable impressions"

   verb

   • 1. make a medley of; intermix: archaic "the medlied establishments of the native chiefs"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting hand-to-hand combat, also cloth made of variegated wool): from Old French medlee, variant of meslee ‘melee’, based on medieval Latin misculare ‘to mix’; compare with meddle.

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