MEDLEY


Meaning of MEDLEY in English

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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.