medley

English

Etymology

From Middle English medle, from Anglo-Norman medlee, Old French medlee, from Late Latin misculata, feminine past participle of misculare (“to mix”). Compare meddle, also melee.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɛdli/

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Noun

medley (plural medleys)

1. (now rare, archaic) Combat, fighting; a battle. [from 14th c.]
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:

     Than cam the Kynge of Irelonde and the Kynge of the Streyte Marchis to rescowe Sir Trystram and Sir Palomydes; and there began a grete medlé, and many knyghtys were smyttyn downe on bothe partyes.

2. A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. [from 17th c.]

   a fruit medley

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

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

4. (swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. [from 20th c.]

Related terms

• meddle
• melee

Translations

collection or mixture of things

Armenian: խառնուրդ (hy) (xaṙnurd) Finnish: sekoitus (fi) French: mélange (fr) m., salade (fr) f. Hungarian: keverék (hu), egyveleg (hu)

Italian: macedonia (it) f., misto (it) m., miscuglio (it) m., mescolanza (it) f. Romanian: amestec (ro) n., amestecătură (ro) f. Russian: смесь (ru) f., мешанина (ru) f., смешение (ru) n.

collection of related songs

Danish: medley (da) n. Finnish: sikermä (fi) Hungarian: egyveleg (hu) Italian: varietà (it) f., insieme (it), potpourri (it)

Romanian: potpuriu (ro) n. Russian: попурри (ru) n. Slovene: venček m.

swimming event

Danish: medley (da) n. Finnish: sekauinti (fi) Hungarian: vegyesúszás (hu)

Italian: misto (it) m. Russian: комплексное плавание (ru)

Verb

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

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

Anagrams

• yelmed

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Danish

Etymology

From English medley.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɛdli/, [ˈmɛd̥li]

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.

Inflection

    Inflection of medley

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	medley	medleyet	medleyer	medleyerne
genitive	medleys	medleyets	medleyers	medleyernes