Medley vs. Melody

Medley vs. Melody — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Medley and Melody

Medleynoun

Combat, fighting; a battle.

Melodynoun

tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase

Medleynoun

A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.

a fruit medley

Melodynoun

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;

she was humming an air from Beethoven

Medleynoun

(music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.

They played a medley of favorite folk songs as an encore.

Melodynoun

the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes

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Medleynoun

(swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.

Medleynoun

A cloth of mixed colours.

Medleyverb

(music) To combine, to form a medley.

Medleynoun

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