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medley relay

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Track. a relay race in which individual members of a team usually run an unequal portion of the total distance.Compare distance medley, sprint medley.
Swimming. a relay race in which no member of a team uses the same stroke as another.
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Origin of medley relay

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby medley relay

medius, medivac, medlar, Med. Lat., medley, medley relay, Médoc, Medon, medrese, medroxyprogesterone, Med.Sc.D.
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