medal
//ˈmɛdəl//
Forms
- Plural
- medals
- present (v1)
- medal
- 3rd person singular
- medals
Definitions
1.A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
- Whether their images, shrines, relics, consecrated things, holy water, medals, benedictions, those divine amulets, holy exorcisms, and the sign of the cross, be available in this disease?
2.A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.
1.To win a medal.(colloquial)
- He medalled twice at the Olympics.
- I wanted to medal. I was pregnant and I wanted to medal.
- Though she never medalled at the Olympics, she did win a pair of golds at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador in 2002.
2.To award a medal to.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3967
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English [Term?]
From Middle French medaille, medale
From Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius")
From Early Medieval Latin medālia, feminine derived via dissimilation (/dj–lj/ > /d–lj/) from mediālia, neuter plural of Late Latin mediālis (“middle”, adjective)