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medley
a varied mixture of different things, or a sequence of songs performed together
Synonyms
- mixture
- assortment
- blend
medley in a sentence
The choir closed the concert with a medley of songs from the 1990s.
The radio station played a medley of holiday tunes, switching genres every few minutes without pause.
Where it comes from
From Old French medlee 'a mixture, a brawl'
Memory hook
MEDLEY sounds like MEDDLE — ingredients meddling together into one mix.
Read it in context
- A Place on the Table Science