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medley

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1. medley - Noun

2. medley - Adjective

3. medley - Verb

4. Medley - Proper noun

Meaning

A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously.

The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a melee.

A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.

A cloth of mixed colors.

Mixed; of mixed material or color.

Mingled; confused.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, a medley of extemporanea, And love is a thing that can never go wrong, and I am Marie of Romania. Dorothy Parker

Well I'm here, you know? Your house is a medley of disgusting smells, there's nothing to eat, everybody's wearing bathrobes, there's no bar, I can't fuck anybody. Why am I here? Dylan Moran

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea, And love is a thing that can never go wrong And I am Marie of Roumania. Marie of Edinburgh, Queen of Romania

Thus we stand in this medley all the days of our life. But He willeth that we trust that He is lastingly with us. And that in three manner. Julian of Norwich

The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph's farther to the northward. Francis Parkman

In my years of public service at both the federal and state levels, I have had the privilege of representing most of the communities that make up Congressional District 21, including Hialeah, Westchester, Doral, Kendall, Miami Lakes, Hialeah Gardens, Medley and Palmetto Bay. Mario Diaz-Balart

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