med ‧ ley /ˈmedli/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: medlee , from medler ; ⇨ ↑ meddle ]
1 . a group of songs or tunes sung or played one after the other as a single piece of music
medley of
He played a medley of Beatles songs.
2 . [usually singular] a mixture of different types of the same thing which produces an interesting or unusual effect
medley of
an exotic medley of smells
a medley of architectural styles
3 . a swimming race in which the competitors swim using four different ↑ stroke s :
the 400 metres individual medley