medley

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English medle, from Anglo-Norman medlee, from medlé, past participle of medler (“‘to mix’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

medley (plural medleys)

1. A collection or mixture of complementary things.

   a fruit medley

2. (music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.

   They played a medley of favorite folk songs as an encore.

3. (swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.

[edit] Related terms

• meddle
• melee

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to medley (third-person singular simple present medleys, present participle medleying, simple past and past participle medleyed)

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

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deelmy
• yelmed

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From English medley.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɛdli/, [ˈmɛd̥li]

[edit] Noun

medley n. (singular definite medleyet, plural indefinite medleyer)

1. medley (of songs; swimming event)

   Carola sang et medley af "Fame" og "Flashdance" ved koncerten.

   Carola sang a medley of "Fame" and "Flashdance" at the concert.

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