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- [med-lee]
- /ˈmɛd li/
- /ˈmed.li/
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- [med-lee]
- /ˈmɛd li/
Definitions of medley word
- noun plural medley a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. 1
- noun plural medley a piece of music combining tunes or passages from various sources: a medley of hit songs from Broadway shows. 1
- adjective medley Archaic. mixed; mingled. 1
- noun medley Mixed; motley. 1
- noun medley song mix 1
- noun medley concoction, mixture 1
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Origin of medley
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English medlee (noun and adj.) < Anglo-French, noun and adj. use of feminine of past participle of medler to mix, fight; see meddle
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Parts of speech for Medley
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
medley popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
medley usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for medley
noun medley
- jumble — to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
- mixture — a product of mixing.
- patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
- farrago — a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley: a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes.
- variety — the state of being varied or diversified: to give variety to a diet.
Antonyms for medley
noun medley
- order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- organization — the act or process of organizing.
- loneness — being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler.
- singularity — the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
- organisation — the act or process of organizing.
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