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malady (MAL uh dee) (noun)
An illness of an animal or a social illness; such as, poverty: The veterinarian finally was able to diagnose the affliction or the malady of the farmer’s horse.
medley (MED lee) (noun)
A piece of music made up of a series of short tunes: Polly hummed a medley of show tunes while she worked.
melody (MEL uh dee) (noun)
A pleasant and pleasing arrangement of tones: The melody that was played on the accordion was delightful.
Chad was unable to carry the melody of the song which was in fact a medley of popular tunes. Someone joked that he seemed to be suffering from an unknown malady.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group M; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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1. A collection or mixture of various things: Brett and Trudy planted a medley of vegetables in their back yard.
2. Related songs played or mixed together as a single composition: The band played a medley of march tunes, all of which were very enjoyable and entertaining.
2. Related songs played or mixed together as a single composition: The band played a medley of march tunes, all of which were very enjoyable and entertaining.
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misce-, misc-
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(Latin: poetic medley, satire: the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.)