Medley word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "medley" word

[noun] a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

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\Med"ley\, n.; pl. {Medleys}. [OE. medlee, OF. mesl['e]e, medl['e]e, mell['e]e, F. m[^e]l['e]e. See {Meddle}, and cf. {Mel['E]e}, {Mellay}.] 1. A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously. This medley of philosophy and war. --Addison. Love is a medley of endearments, jars, Suspicions, reconcilements, wars. --W. Walsh. 2. The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a m[^e]l['e]e. [Obs.] --Holland. 3. (Mus.) A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri. Note: Medley is usually applied to vocal, potpourri to instrumental, compositions. 4. A cloth of mixed colors. --Fuller.
\Med"ley\, a. 1. Mixed; of mixed material or color. [Obs.] ``A medl['e] coat.'' --Chaucer. 2. Mingled; confused. --Dryden.

Synonyms for medley

pastiche, potpourri

Related terms: amphibious, assortment, bicolored, colorific, coloring, crazy, glowing, goulash, half-and-half, melange, monochrome, multicolorous, multinational, odds and ends, olio, olla podrida, patchy, polychromatic, two-tone, varied, variegated, versicolor

The fun area, different aproach to word »medley«

Let's analyse "medley" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YELDEM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- . -.. .-.. . -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: medley: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: medley: 4 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 28, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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