detachment vs medley

detachment

noun
  • A permanent unit organized for special duties. 

  • Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness. 

  • The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation. 

  • The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission. 

  • The unit so dispatched. 

  • The action of detaching; separation. 

  • Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity. 

  • Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed. 

medley

noun
  • A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. 

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

  • A cloth of mixed colours. 

  • A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. 

verb
  • To combine, to form a medley. 

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