medley
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- noun
- /ˈmɛdli/
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popurrí
- Miss Cleo James with a bewitching jazz medley... plus our annual Halloween costume parade.
- medley of songs
And he was singing this medley of of freedom songs.
- And he was singing this medley of of freedom songs.
- George Michael is featured on Do They Know It's Christmas, that huge medley song with everybody else.
Examples
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I usually sing a medley of old favorites when I'm in the shower.
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During one medley of dance pieces, the audience was encouraged to dance along with the dancers on stage.
Academic text (2014) -
And he was singing this medley of of freedom songs.
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George Michael is featured on Do They Know It's Christmas, that huge medley song with everybody else.
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The final performance was a medley and is the featured video from the show.
Blog text (1) -
Okay, I feel a spiritual medley coming on, which always lifts my spirit.
Blog text (15) -
Then, with Mrs. Hoff at the organ, we sang a medley of songs.
Fiction book (1991) -
...Manny Leerman will play a medley of Arthur's favorite songs.
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Jen and her teammates, Dana, Amy, and Shanti, had qualified to compete in the two-hundred-meter medley relay.
Fiction book (1997) -
The orchestra played a beautiful medley of classic love songs at the wedding.
Synonyms
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A new piece made by mixing parts of different songs or videos
A musical piece made from short parts of different songs played one after another
A work of music or art made from parts of other works
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Etymology
The word medley comes from an old word meaning mix or 'mixture', so imagine a bowl where many songs are stirred together. That's why a medley is a 'mixture' of different tunes.